Old Rock House (Harpersville, Alabama)
The Old Rock House is a historic house in Harpersville, Alabama. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 2006. It is located 1 mile southeast of Harpersville at the end of a farm lane on the northern side of U.S. Route 280. The house is built of local grey granite and limestone.[2] The house was previously listed on the Historic American Buildings Survey.[3] The Old Rock House is the only surviving example of an early stone dwelling in Alabama.[4]
Old Rock House | |
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| Location | 1 mile southeast of Harpersville at the end of a farm lane on the northern side of U.S. Route 280 |
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| Coordinates | 33°19′49″N 86°24′27″W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1835 |
| Architectural style | Late Georgian, Early Republic |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000182[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 29, 2006 |
| Designated ARLH | December 4, 1992 |
Gallery
- Rear of house
- Fireplace
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Old Rock House" (PDF). Department of the Interior. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- "1. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, May 11, 1935 FRONT (S) AND EAST SIDE - The Rock House, U.S. Route 280 (State Route 38), Harpersville, Shelby County, AL". Loc.gov. 1935-05-11. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
- Gamble, Robert (Spring 2004). "The Old Rock House". Alabama Heritage. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama.
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