Gustave Braune House

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Gustave Braune House
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Location236 Prairie St.,
Eutaw, Alabama
Coordinates 32°50′16″N87°53′5″W / 32.83778°N 87.88472°W / 32.83778; -87.88472
Built1850
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Antebellum Homes in Eutaw Thematic Resource
NRHP reference No. 82002016 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1982
Designated ARLHOctober 12, 1976 [2]

The Gustave Braune House is a historic house at 236 Prairie Street in Eutaw, Alabama.

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Description and history

The two-story, timber-framed, Greek Revival-style house was built in 1850, and assumed its current form in about 1860. It has one main floor, with an octagonal upper story room projecting above the center of the main block and overlooking the property. The house takes its name from Gustave Braune, a jeweller. [3]

It was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on October 12, 1976, and subsequently placed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Antebellum Homes in Eutaw Thematic Resource on April 2, 1982. [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.
  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. "Gustave Braune House". City Profile. Retrieved March 30, 2022.