Thornhill (Talladega, Alabama)

Thornhill
1935 HABS image
Location 29229 AL 21, Talladega, Alabama
Area 15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built 1835 (1835)
Architectural style Greek Revival, I House
NRHP Reference # 98000104[1]
Added to NRHP February 20, 1998

Thornhill, also known as the Hade-Lewis House, is a plantation in Talladega County, Alabama, built beginning in 1835 by planter John Hardie. The property includes the Classical Revival house, a chapel, the servants' quarters, the plantation office, a barn, a horse racetrack and the family cemetery, along with the approach road. The main house is an I-house in plan, one room deep in front, two stories, with a rear ell. The facade is five bays wide and fronted by a central portico. The interior has a central hall plan, flanked by a parlor, a dining room and a library in the ell. A kitchen occupies the farther reaches of the ell.[2]

Thornhill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 20, 1998.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Ford, Gene A.; Farris, Nathan; Brinkley, Trina (January 13, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Thornhill" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 29 November 2015.

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-441, "Thornhill, State Road 21, Talladega, Talladega County, AL", 7 photos, 3 data pages


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.