Rice-Semple-Haardt House

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Semple House
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The Rice-Semple-Haardt House in 2009
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Location725 Monroe Street, Montgomery, Alabama
Coordinates 32°22′44″N86°17′56″W / 32.37889°N 86.29889°W / 32.37889; -86.29889
Arealess than one acre
Built1851 (1851)
NRHP reference No. 72000174 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 27, 1972

The Rice-Semple-Haardt House is a historic house in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S..

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History

The house was built in the early 1850s for Samuel Farrow Rice, who served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and the Alabama Senate, and later as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. [2]

In the late 1860s, the house was purchased by Henry Churchill Semple, a veteran of the Confederate States Army. [2] The house remained in the Semple family until 1924. [2] It was later acquired by John Haardt, a realtor, and used as offices. [2]

By 1970, it was purchased by the state of Alabama. [2]

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 27, 1972. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Semple House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  3. "Semple House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.