Phelps–Jones House

Phelps–Jones House

The house in October 2011
Location 6112 Pulaski Pike, Huntsville, Alabama
Coordinates 34°48′2″N 86°37′10″W / 34.80056°N 86.61944°W / 34.80056; -86.61944Coordinates: 34°48′2″N 86°37′10″W / 34.80056°N 86.61944°W / 34.80056; -86.61944
Area 4.1 acres (1.7 ha)
Built 1818 (1818)
Architectural style Georgian, Federal
NRHP Reference # 82002053[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 19, 1982
Designated ARLH January 31, 1979[2]

The Phelps–Jones House is a historic residence in Huntsville, Alabama. One of the oldest buildings in Alabama, it was built in 1818, shortly after the initial federal land sale in Madison County in 1809. Despite having many owners, the original character of the house has remained. The two-story house is built of brick laid in Flemish bond, and has Federal and Georgian details. The original block has a bedroom and parlor separated by a central hall, with a dining room in an ell to the northeast. Staircases in the hall and dining room led to three bedrooms on the second floor. In 1956, a porch in the crook of the ell was enclosed, adding a bathroom and small bedroom. Another porch off the rear of the dining room was enclosed and converted into a kitchen. Interior woodwork, including six mantels, is in provincial Federal style. The façade is five bays wide, with twelve-over-twelve sash windows on the ground floor and twelve-over-eight on the second. A narrow hipped roof porch covers the double front door; originally a wider porch covered a single door flanked by narrow sidelights and topped with a transom.[3] The house was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1979 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1][2]

References

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (July 9, 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage" (PDF). preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. February 24, 2014. Archived from the original on April 5, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  3. Gamble, Robert S. (December 1980). "Phelps–Jones House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos" (PDF). Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.


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