Wesley Plattenburg House

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Wesley Plattenburg House
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Location601 Washington St., Selma, Alabama
Coordinates 32°24′50″N87°1′20″W / 32.41389°N 87.02222°W / 32.41389; -87.02222 Coordinates: 32°24′50″N87°1′20″W / 32.41389°N 87.02222°W / 32.41389; -87.02222
Built1842
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 92001827 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 3, 1993
Designated ARLHMarch 22, 1991

The 'Wesley Plattenburg House is a historic house in Selma, Alabama. Featuring a unique combination of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles, it was completed in 1842 for Wesley Plattenburg. [2] Plattenburg was born on April 13, 1803, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He had relocated to Selma and had assumed the occupation of tailor by 1829. He became a successful merchant and served on the city council of Selma for many years. [3]

The house was once at the center of a 2,200-acre (890 ha) plantation that Plattenburg inherited from a close friend, Mr. Wood, upon his death. Plattenburg took up the vocation of planter after receiving the property. [3] The house is one of the few structures remaining in the city that is identifiable on a map of the Battle of Selma. The city eventually grew to completely encompass the site. [2] The house was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on March 22, 1991, and to the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 1993. [1] [4] It was listed on Alabama's Places in Peril in 2005. [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 3 "Plattenburg House". Alabama's Preservation Scorecard. Alabama Historical Commission. October 6, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Hardy, John (1879). Selma: Her Institutions and Her Men. Selma, Alabama. p.  190.
  4. "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. May 31, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.