Gay House (Montgomery, Alabama)

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Gay House
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The Gay House in February 2012, following a fire
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Location230 Noble Ave., Montgomery, Alabama
Coordinates 32°21′46″N86°18′17″W / 32.36278°N 86.30472°W / 32.36278; -86.30472
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1900
ArchitectHugger Bros. Construction Co.
Architectural styleQueen Anne
Demolished2011
NRHP reference No. 75000325 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 1975

The Gay House was a historic Queen Anne style house in Montgomery, Alabama. The two-story frame building was built by the Hugger Brothers Construction Company in 1900 for Charles Linn Gay. Gay, born on November 8, 1862, was a Montgomery businessman. He died on July 4, 1928. [2] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 1975. [1] It was mostly destroyed by fire in October 2007 and the remnants were sold for architectural salvage in July 2011.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Moore, Sally; Mary Ann Neely (January 23, 1979). "Gay House". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.