Purcell-Killingsworth House
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| Location | Main St., Columbia, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 31°17′49″N 85°6′40″W / 31.29694°N 85.11111°WCoordinates: 31°17′49″N 85°6′40″W / 31.29694°N 85.11111°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP Reference # | 82001616[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1982 |
The Purcell-Killingsworth House, now the Garden Path Inn bed & breakfast, is a historic residence in Columbia, Alabama.[2] Also known as Traveler's Rest, it was completed in 1890 by William Henry Purcell (1845-1910), a prominent Columbia businessman and politician. Purcell's business interests included a steamboat landing on the Chattahoochee River. The bed and breakfast has three guestrooms.
The Purcell House was also the boyhood home of Bishop Clare Purcell (1884-1964). In 1955 he was elected President of the Council of Bishops, the highest place of recognition ever achieved by a native-born Alabama Methodist minister.
In 1946, the Purcell Family sold the two acre homestead to Mr. & Mrs. Henry Killingsworth who restored the Victorian mansion. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 16, 1982. It is located on Main Street.
References
- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Garden Path Inn website
