Sheppard Cottage

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Sheppard Cottage
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Sheppard Cottage in 2011
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LocationEast Barbour Street, Eufaula, Alabama
Coordinates 31°53′28″N85°8′20″W / 31.89111°N 85.13889°W / 31.89111; -85.13889 Coordinates: 31°53′28″N85°8′20″W / 31.89111°N 85.13889°W / 31.89111; -85.13889
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1837 (1837)
Architectural styleSouthern Cape Cod Cottage
NRHP reference # 71000096 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 27, 1971

Sheppard Cottage is a historic house in Eufaula, Alabama, U.S.. It was built for Henry H. Field in 1837. [2] It was later purchased by Mariah A. Snipes, who lived in the house until she deeded it to John DeWitt Snipes in 1858. [2] In 1868, it was acquired Dr. Edmund Sheppard, a physician and a veteran of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865. [2] It was later purchased by C. L. Lunsford, who eventually gave it to the Eufaula Heritage Association. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 27, 1971. [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 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Sheppard Cottage". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  3. "Sheppard Cottage". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.