Parks E. Ball House
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Parks E. Ball House | |
| File:Parks E. Ball House.jpg Parks E. Ball House in 1977 | |
| Nearest city | Aliceville, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°9′21″N 88°11′42″W / 33.15583°N 88.19500°W |
| Area | 15.5 acres (6.3 ha) |
| Built | c. 1828 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002069[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 18, 1982 |
| Designated ARLH | October 19, 1979 |
The Parks E. Ball House is a historic house near Aliceville, Pickens County, Alabama. It is the only surviving Antebellum brick house in the county. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 18, 1982;[1] and added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage list on October 19, 1979.[2]
Description and history
The rectangular, two-story Federal-style I-house was built for Parks E. Ball in about 1830. Ball was born around 1803 in the Columbia, South Carolina area. He emigrated to Alabama as a young man and purchased this property in 1826.[3] Inside, the house follows the typical center-hall plan, with a single room to each side of the 12-foot wide passage on the first and second floors.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage" (PDF). preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. August 20, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2018.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Parks E. Ball House". National Park Service. Retrieved June 1, 2013. See also: "Accompanying photos".
Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Pickens County, Alabama
- Federal architecture in Alabama
- I-houses in Alabama
- Houses completed in 1828
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
- Houses in Pickens County, Alabama
- 1828 establishments in Alabama
- Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage