Thornhill (Talladega, Alabama)
Thornhill | |
Location | 29229 AL 21, Talladega, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 33°24′9″N 86°8′34″W / 33.40250°N 86.14278°WCoordinates: 33°24′9″N 86°8′34″W / 33.40250°N 86.14278°W |
Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
Built | 1835 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, I House |
NRHP reference No. | 98000104[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 20, 1998 |
Thornhill, also known as the Hade-Lewis House, is a plantation in Talladega County, Alabama, built beginning in 1835 by planter John Hardie. The property includes the Classical Revival house, a chapel, the servants' quarters, the plantation office, a barn, a horse racetrack and the family cemetery, along with the approach road. The main house is an I-house in plan, one room deep in front, two stories, with a rear ell. The facade is five bays wide and fronted by a central portico. The interior has a central hall plan, flanked by a parlor, a dining room and a library in the ell. A kitchen occupies the farther reaches of the ell.[2]
Thornhill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 20, 1998.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Ford, Gene A.; Farris, Nathan; Brinkley, Trina (January 13, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Thornhill". National Park Service. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
External links[]
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-441, "Thornhill, State Road 21, Talladega, Talladega County, AL", 7 photos, 3 data pages
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
- Greek Revival architecture in Alabama
- Houses completed in 1835
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Alabama
- National Register of Historic Places in Talladega County, Alabama
- Plantation houses in Alabama
- Plantations in Alabama
- Alabama Registered Historic Place stubs
- Alabama building and structure stubs
- United States plantation stubs