Cherokee Plantation (Fort Payne, Alabama)

Cherokee Plantation
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
The house in March 2025
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Location	100 Cherokee Dr. N. E., Fort Payne, Alabama
Coordinates	34°29′13″N85°40′18″W / 34.48694°N 85.67167°W / 34.48694; -85.67167
Area	16 acres (6.5 ha)
Built	1821 (1821)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	84000384 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 29, 1984
Designated ARLH	July 16, 1976 [2]

Cherokee Plantation is a historic house in Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The house was built in 1790 as a two-story log cabin by Andrew Ross, a judge on the Cherokee Supreme Court and brother of Principal Chief John Ross. ^[3] In 1834 a second log cabin was built connected to the rear of the original cabin, and a third was built to the northeast, separated by a breezeway. ^[4] Ross, being one-eighth Cherokee, was forced to leave his home in 1838 under the provisions of the Treaty of New Echota, of which Ross was a signatory; a portion of the Cherokee Trail of Tears passes in front of the house. ^[5]

The house passed to William W. McFarlane, who enclosed and expanded it further in 1845, giving the house its present Greek Revival appearance. ^[6] The Kershaw family made further modifications and renovations in the 1930s and 1960s. ^[4] Current owners, the Brewer family, have continued the renovations. ^[5] The house was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1976 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
2. "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage" (PDF). preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. February 24, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
3. "The Andrew Ross Home Joins the Cabin Site and Mission Cemetery as the Third Trail of Tears Site in Fort Payne". Landmarks of DeKalb County. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
4. Brewer, Stephen; Michael Bailey; Bob Gamble (February 13, 1984). "Cherokee Plantation". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
5. Manning, Elizabeth. "The Homestead: Cherokee Plantation". Lookout Alabama (Spring 2014). Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
6. Rozema, Vicki (2007). Footsteps of the Cherokees (Second ed.). John F. Blair. p. 346. ISBN   978-0895874214 . Retrieved May 18, 2014.