Dr. Willis Meriwether House

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Dr. Willis Meriwether House
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Location243 Wilson Avenue
Eutaw, Alabama
Coordinates 32°50′19″N87°53′17″W / 32.83861°N 87.88806°W / 32.83861; -87.88806 Coordinates: 32°50′19″N87°53′17″W / 32.83861°N 87.88806°W / 32.83861; -87.88806
Built1836
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Antebellum Homes in Eutaw Thematic Resource
NRHP reference No. 82002024 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1982

The Dr. Willis Meriwether House, also known as the Clark-Malone House, is a historic vernacular Greek Revival style house in Eutaw, Alabama, United States. The house is a two-story wood-framed building on a brick foundation, six square box columns span the front portico. It was built in 1856 by Dr. Willis Meriwether. The house was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934. 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. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Walking and Driving Guide to Historic Eutaw Alabama". Greene County Historic Society. Magnolias and Peaches website. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2009-01-02.