Attoway R. Davis Home | |
Location | 305 Main St., Eutaw, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 32°50′24″N87°53′19″W / 32.84000°N 87.88861°W |
Built | 1817 |
MPS | Antebellum Homes in Eutaw Thematic Resource |
NRHP reference No. | 82002017 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 2, 1982 |
The Attoway R. Davis Home, also known as the Attoway Davis Cottage, is a historic house in Eutaw, Alabama, United States. The main block is a two-story I-house, built in 1817. It is the oldest surviving house in Eutaw. Directly in front of this main block is a two-room cottage, built in 1840. The rear of the cottage was later connected directly to the front of the main block. A physician built a one-room office on the grounds in 1850; it was later attached to the side of the two-room cottage. [2] The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Antebellum Homes in Eutaw Thematic Resource on April 2, 1982, due to its architectural significance. [1] It was restored by Ralph and Diana Liverman and now serves as a bed and breakfast. [3]
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The David Rinehart Anthony House, also known as the Wynne House, was a historic vernacular Greek Revival style house in Eutaw, Alabama. The house was a two-story wood-framed building on a brick foundation. Four octagonal columns spanned the front portico. It was built in 1860 by David Rinehart Anthony. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a part of the Antebellum Homes in Eutaw Thematic Resource on April 2, 1982, due to its architectural significance. It has since been destroyed.
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