Thomas Holland House
The Thomas Holland House was a historic residence near Hillsboro, Alabama. The house was built around 1836 by Thomas Holland, a South Carolinian who had come to Lawrence County, Alabama, in 1823. Holland began his plantation with 40 acres (16 ha) and built it to over 2100 acres (850 ha) by 1849. The house was a full two-story dogtrot house constructed of logs, one of the only of its type in Alabama. The exterior had since been covered in clapboard, and the breezeway had been finished with vertical boards and a chair rail. Enclosed stairways in each lower room gave access to the upper floor; the central room over the dogtrot was only accessible from the eastern room.[3] The house was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage and the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1][2]
Thomas Holland House | |
 House in a 1960 photo | |
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| Nearest city | Hillsboro, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 34°35′45″N 87°12′20″W |
| Area | 53 acres (21 ha) |
| Built | 1836 |
| Architectural style | Dogtrot |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001478[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 1, 1991 |
| Designated ARLH | March 22, 1991[2] |
The house was destroyed by fire in 1997.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. June 13, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- Betz, Melanie A.; Robert S. Gamble (May 22, 1991). "Thomas Holland House". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
