Colgin Hill

Coordinates: 32°48′40″N 88°9′20″W / 32.81111°N 88.15556°W / 32.81111; -88.15556
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Colgin Hill
Colgin Hill is located in Alabama
Colgin Hill
Colgin Hill is located in the United States
Colgin Hill
LocationOff AL 39, Gainesville, Alabama
Coordinates32°48′40″N 88°9′20″W / 32.81111°N 88.15556°W / 32.81111; -88.15556
Area107 acres (43 ha)
Built1832 (1832)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSGainesville MRA
NRHP reference No.85002924[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1985

Colgin Hill is a historic house in Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama. The one-story structure began as a log dogtrot house for William Colgin in 1832. The breezeway was enclosed, creating a center hall, and Greek Revival details added within a couple of decades of the initial construction. It serves as an example of the transition in Alabama from the frontier to a more refined society. Historians consider it to be the oldest extant building in Gainesville.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1985.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Colgin Hill". National Park Service. September 5, 1985. Retrieved April 9, 2013. See also: "Accompanying photos".