Carson Place

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Carson Place

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Carson Place in 1939
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Location 610 - 36th Avenue, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Coordinates 33°12′19″N87°35′0″W / 33.20528°N 87.58333°W / 33.20528; -87.58333 Coordinates: 33°12′19″N87°35′0″W / 33.20528°N 87.58333°W / 33.20528; -87.58333
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1850 (1850)
Architectural style Dogtrot
NRHP reference # 85000448 [1]
Added to NRHP March 7, 1985

Carson Place, also known as the Cox-Mayfield-Sutley House, is a historic mansion in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S..

Tuscaloosa, Alabama City in Alabama, United States

Tuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama. Located on the Black Warrior River at the Atlantic Seaboard fall line of the Piedmont, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with an estimated population of 100,287 in 2017.

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History

The house was first built in 1822-1825 for George Cox. [2] Its construction was extended by John J. Webster in 1827 for his widow, Mary Cox. [2] She extended it again in 1835 and lived in the house with her second husband and her son until 1869. [2] It was subsequently inherited by her daughter-in-law, Sarah Cox, and it became known as The Old Carson Place. [2] From 1923 to 1962, it belonged to Judge J. J. Mayfield. [2] By the 1970s, it belonged to Lawrence P. Sutley. [2]

Architectural significance

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 7, 1985. [3]

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References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Carson Place". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  3. "Carson Place". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.