Robert Donnell House

	Robert Donnell House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The house in October 1935
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Location	601 S. Clinton St., Athens, Alabama
Coordinates	34°47′46″N 86°58′5″W / 34.79611°N 86.96806°WCoordinates: 34°47′46″N 86°58′5″W / 34.79611°N 86.96806°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1840
NRHP reference No.	73000354
Added to NRHP	September 19, 1973

The Robert Donnell House (also known as the City Superintendent's House) is a historic house located at 601 South Clinton Street in Athens, Alabama.

Description and history[]

The house was built in 1840 by Robert Donnell, a minister who had come to Athens in the 1820s to establish a Presbyterian church. After his death in 1855, the house passed to his son, James. It was purchased in 1869 by Joshua P. Coman in order to establish the Athens Male College, beginning the house's association with education. In 1879, it was purchased by the city and became part of the public school campus, and sold ten years later to the North Alabama Experiment Station and Agricultural School. The house returned to city ownership in 1936, and is today part of the campus of Athens Elementary School (formerly Athens Middle School). The house is a two-story frame structure clad in clapboard. A double-height portico with paired square columns covers the entry. The main block has a center-hall plan, with a two-story, gable roofed wing off the rear.^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 1973.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
^ Floyd, W. Warner (August 1, 1973). "Robert Donnell House". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

External links[]

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-367, "Father Robert Donnell House, 601 South Clinton Street, Athens, Limestone County, AL", 8 photos

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

[2] Floyd, W. Warner (August 1, 1973). "Robert Donnell House". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

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