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The Jemison–Van de Graaff Mansion, also known as the Jemison–Van de Graaf–Burchfield House, is a historic house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.The structure remained a private residence until 1955, when it served first as a library, then publishing house offices, and lastly as a historic house museum.
Among the locations in Alabama that have been highlighted are: 1 Wood Manor in Tuscaloosa, Old Grace Church in Sheffield, and Painted Bluff in Marshall County. [2] [3 ...
The large stuccoed brick mansion was built at the center of a 450-acre (1.8 km 2) plantation on the edge of town for Dr. John R. Drish in 1837. [3] [6] Drish, a native of Virginia, was among the earliest settlers of Tuscaloosa, settling there in 1822.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Alabama that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
3 mi (4.8 km) east of U.S. Route 11: McCalla: 38: Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District: Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District: March 7, 2012 : 3701 Loop Rd., E.
It included 37 contributing buildings out of a total of about 45 buildings, on 11 acres (4.5 ha). [1] The district runs along the long narrow lane of Caplewood Drive, originally known as Caplewood Terrace, south to its intersection with University Boulevard in Tuscaloosa. It is between downtown Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama campus ...
The manor house dates to 1900, and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, Colonial Revival-style dwelling modified between 1936 and 1941. Farmstead #1 includes the earliest buildings, dated to about 1841. Farmstead #2 includes a Shingle Style dwelling designed by architect John A. Dempwolf and built about 1893.
The two-story frame house rests on a brick foundation with a two-story columned portico across the entire front of the house. The façade under the portico is stuccoed, while the other elevations have wood siding. A small balcony with elaborate railing details covers the front door. The house and portico are capped by a hipped roof.