Edwin Reese House

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Edwin Reese House
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Location244 Wilson Avenue
Eutaw, Alabama
Coordinates 32°50′23″N87°53′23″W / 32.83972°N 87.88972°W / 32.83972; -87.88972 Coordinates: 32°50′23″N87°53′23″W / 32.83972°N 87.88972°W / 32.83972; -87.88972
Built1856-59
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Antebellum Homes in Eutaw Thematic Resource
NRHP reference No. 82002028 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1982
Designated ARLHOctober 17, 1980 [2]

The Edwin Reese House, also known as the Reese-Phillips House, is a historic Greek Revival style house in Eutaw, Alabama, United States. The house is a two-story wood-frame building on a raised brick foundation. Four monumental Ionic columns span the front portico. It was built from 1856 to 1859 by Edwin Reese. [3] The house was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936. It was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on October 17, 1980. [2] 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  3. "Walking and Driving Guide to Historic Eutaw Alabama". Greene County Historic Society. Magnolias and Peaches website. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2009.