Coffin Shop

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Coffin Shop
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LocationMcKee and Monroe Sts., Gainesville, Alabama
Coordinates 32°49′18″N88°9′30″W / 32.82167°N 88.15833°W / 32.82167; -88.15833 Coordinates: 32°49′18″N88°9′30″W / 32.82167°N 88.15833°W / 32.82167; -88.15833
Arealess than one acre
Built byEdward N. Kring
Architectural styleShotgun Plan
MPS Gainesville MRA
NRHP reference No. 85002930 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1985

The Coffin Shop, also known as the Kring Carpenter Shop, is a historic commercial building in Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama. The one-story wood-frame structure was built by Edward N. Kring between 1860 and 1870 as an auxiliary space to his carpenter shop, which originally stood next door. It is a simple gable-fronted structure, with a shotgun plan interior. The exterior features a clapboard-sided front, with a scalloped bargeboard trim on the gable. The other external walls are covered in board and batten siding. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Coffin Shop". National Park Service. March 18, 2000. Retrieved May 1, 2017.See also: "Accompanying photos".