Spring Villa
Spring Villa | |
Nearest city | Opelika, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 32°35′16″N 85°18′42″W / 32.58778°N 85.31167°W |
Built | 1850 |
Architect | Younge, William Penn |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 78000494 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 3, 1978 |
Spring Villa is a historic
The house was acquired by the city of Opelika in 1927 and now forms the nucleus of its 325-acre (132 ha) Spring Villa Park.[3][4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 3, 1978, due to its architectural significance.[1]
Architecture
The 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame building has a front elevation with three bays. The ridge-line of the roof is parallel to the front façade. Each side of the main structure is gabled and flanked by stuccoed chimneys. The upper story makes extensive use of steeply pitched cross-gables. Each window on the upper floor is fronted by an individual sawnwork balcony. These originally incorporated latticework rather than the current simple balusters. Each gable is trimmed with bargeboards and crowned with a diamond-shaped pinnacle.[2][4]
The semi-detached, centrally placed rear ell, also one-and-a-half stories, has a four-bay façade on each long side and replicates features seen on the main façade. It was added to the building in 1934 by the Civil Works Administration, during conversion of the house into a clubhouse for the city.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ ISBN 0-8173-1134-3.
- ^ a b "Spring Villa". City of Opelika. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8173-0148-4.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-508, "Spring Villa, Spring Villa Road, Opelika, Lee County, AL", 4 photos, 4 measured drawings, 4 data pages