John Coleman House

John Coleman House
Grassdale Plantation House (2013)
Nearest city Eutaw, Alabama
Coordinates 32°51′42″N 87°55′26″W / 32.86167°N 87.92389°W / 32.86167; -87.92389Coordinates: 32°51′42″N 87°55′26″W / 32.86167°N 87.92389°W / 32.86167; -87.92389
MPS Antebellum Homes in Eutaw Thematic Resource
NRHP Reference # 82001617[1]
Added to NRHP December 6, 1982
Grassdale Cemetery

The John Coleman House, also known as Grassdale, is a historic plantation house in Eutaw, Alabama, USA. The two-story wood-frame I-house was built by John Coleman from Edgefield, South Carolina, on property that he settled in 1819.[2] Coleman held 75 slaves during the 1840 United States Census of Greene County.[3] The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Antebellum Homes in Eutaw Thematic Resource on December 6, 1982, due to its architectural significance.[1] Coleman family members, as well as many slaves, are buried in a cemetery close to the house. The house is currently used as a hunting lodge.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Grassdale Plantation". Grassdale Hunting Club. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  3. "Grassdale Plantation". Sankofagen. Sankofa's African Slave Genealogy. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
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