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Built ca. 1835 Now in nearly complete ruin, though the frame remains sound, this is one of Central Alabama’s earliest and best examples of the "plantation plain" style, more correctly known as the extended "I" house. All that remains of a once-grand house is only a shell. Original woodwork includes unusual painted cross and bible panel doors and chairrails.
The I-house form traces its origins to 18th-century the mid-Atlantic region. It is essentially a folk evocation of a predilection for symmentry in architecture popular during the Georgian period. The style is often found as part of prosperous agricultural complexes.
According to architectural historian Robert Gamble, there are only approximately 50 pure examples of the I house remaining in the state. Autauga County has 5 surviving examples.
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