Jefferson Historic District (Jefferson, Alabama)

Jefferson Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

The Jefferson Baptist Church, built in 1860

Location	AL 28, Jefferson, Alabama
Coordinates	32°23′8″N 87°53′53″W / 32.38556°N 87.89806°W / 32.38556; -87.89806Coordinates: 32°23′8″N 87°53′53″W / 32.38556°N 87.89806°W / 32.38556; -87.89806
Area	130 acres (53 ha)
Built	1840s-60s
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	76000342^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1976

The Jefferson Historic District is a historic district in the small community of Jefferson, Alabama, United States. The community was founded in 1810.^[2] The district consists of thirteen Greek Revival buildings that were selected for inclusion due their significance as examples of the pre-Civil War plantation economy of the Deep South.^[2] Some of the buildings included in the district are the Lewis Simmons House (1856), James Aldridge House, Basil Grant House (1855), Dr. James Hildreth House (1848), Frederick Westbrook House (1844), W. L. Kelley House, James Richard Bryan House (1848), Jefferson Methodist Church (1856), and Jefferson Baptist Church (1860).^[1]^[2]

Examples of architecture within the Jefferson Historic District

W. L. Kelley House

Dr. James Hildreth House

Frederick Westbrook House

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 Marengo County Heritage Book Committee: The heritage of Marengo County, Alabama, page 7. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. ISBN 1-891647-58-X

National Register of Historic Places in Marengo County, Alabama

National Historic Landmark	Gaineswood

Historic districts	Allen Grove Cedar Grove Plantation Cuba Plantation Demopolis Historic Business District Faunsdale Plantation Jefferson Historic District William Poole House Thomaston Central Historic District

Other properties	Altwood Ashe Cottage Bluff Hall Cedar Crest Cedar Haven Confederate Park Curtis House Demopolis Public School Patrick Farrish House Foscue-Whitfield House Glover Mausoleum C. S. Golden House Half-Chance Bridge Lyon-Lamar House Old Courthouse Roseland Plantation Thomaston Colored Institute U.S. Post Office White Bluff

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Marengo County, Alabama and List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama

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