Cotton Hill (Limestone County, Alabama)

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Cotton Hill
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Nearest city Athens, Alabama
Coordinates 34°44′02″N86°53′55″W / 34.73389°N 86.89861°W / 34.73389; -86.89861
Builtc.1830
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference No. 14001003 [1] [2]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 2014

Cotton Hill is a historic mansion on a former forced-labor farm in Limestone County, Alabama, U.S. The house was built in the 1830s by William Parham as the main residence and headquarters of Luke Matthews' 1,000-acre plantation. It was designed in the Federal architectural style. [3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Weekly list, December 19, 2014". National Park Service.
  3. Allen, Linda Bayer; Boyd, Lakin; Jones, Lynn; Philpo't, Annette; Ryan, Patricia H.; Stubno, William J Jr. (Spring–Summer 2005). "Cotton Hill" (PDF). Historic Huntsville Quarterly of Local Architecture and Preservation. Historic Huntsville Foundation. 31 (1–2): 1–56. Retrieved September 27, 2016.