Cotton Hill (Limestone County, Alabama)

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Cotton Hill
Cotton Hill (Limestone County, Alabama) is located in Alabama
Cotton Hill (Limestone County, Alabama)
Nearest cityAthens, Alabama
Coordinates34°44′02″N 86°53′55″W / 34.73389°N 86.89861°W / 34.73389; -86.89861Coordinates: 34°44′02″N 86°53′55″W / 34.73389°N 86.89861°W / 34.73389; -86.89861
Builtc.1830
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.14001003[1][2]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 2014

Cotton Hill is a historic mansion on a former plantation in Limestone County, Alabama, U.S. The house was built in the 1830s by William Parham as the main residence and headquarters of Luke Matthews' 1,000-acre forced-labor farm.[3] It was designed in the Federal architectural style.[3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Weekly list, December 19, 2014". National Park Service.
  3. ^ a b Allen, Linda Bayer; Boyd, Lakin; Jones, Lynn; Philpo't, Annette; Ryan, Patricia H.; Stubno, William J, Jr. (Spring–Summer 2005). "Cotton Hill" (PDF). Historic Huntsville Quarterly of Local Architecture and Preservation. Historic Huntsville Foundation. 31 (1–2): 1–56. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
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