Rogers Hall
Courtview | |
 The building in 2010. | |
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| Location | Court St., Florence, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 34°48′21″N 87°40′46″W / 34.80583°N 87.67944°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| Architect | John Ballinger |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000415[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 13, 1974 |
Rogers Hall, also known as Courtview, is a three-story antebellum house at 500 Court Street in
Historic American Buildings Survey from 1934–35.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1974.[1][2]
History
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Atlanta.[2]
Foster died in 1878, with the property going to his daughter, Sarah Independence Foster, and her husband, Stirling Payne MacDonald. MacDonald was a former captain in the
Confederate Army.[2] According to the diary of Sarah Foster MacDonald, the grounds were occupied by camps of Confederate and Union soldiers during the American Civil War. Union Army officers, under the command of William Tecumseh Sherman, stayed in house on November 3, 1863. Confederate generals P. G. T. Beauregard, Nathan Bedford Forrest and Stephen D. Lee visited the home in 1864. General Forrest, his wife, and son stayed with the Foster family for several days.[2]
Courtview was occupied by members of the Foster family until 1900, when it was sold to
Governor of Alabama from 1911 to 1915. After 1915, O'Neal lived in Birmingham and rented out the building as a boarding house. It was acquired by Thomas M. Rogers in 1922 and underwent significant restoration and remodeling. The Rogers family sold the house in 1948 to Florence State Teachers College, now known as the University of North Alabama.[2]
During the 1950s, the former residence was used as a guest house and for social events. The parlors on the first floor were used frequently for student meetings. The dining room and adjoining rooms were used by faculty and members of the Florence community. During the early 1980s, alumni, faculty and staff initiated "Project Courtview", a
fund drive to restore Rogers Hall. Over 700 people volunteered their services.[5]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Howard, M. B. (December 28, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places nomination form: Rogers Hall/Courtview". National Park Service. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ a b "UNA Public and Tourist Attractions," Office of University Relations, University of North Alabama Archived 2007-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Courtview, 505 North Court Street, University of North Alabama Campus, Florence, Lauderdale County, AL". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ a b Lyles, Carol, "Rogers Hall is Your Alumni House," UNA Magazine, Summer, 2006
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