Gaineswood
- Address: 805 S Cedar St
- Hours: TuesdayFriday 10 am to 4pm, Saturday 10am2pm, Sundays from 2pm - 4pm
- Phone: (334) 289-4846
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1842/00/00 | Nathan Bryan Whitfield | Architect, Home | Nathan Whitfield buys George Strother's 480-acre estate and builds two-room "dogtrot" cabin built | |||
1860/00/00 | Nathan Bryan Whitfield | Architect, Home | Nathan Bryan Whitfield adds the Gaineswood's domed ceilings in 1860. | |||
1861/00/00 | Dr Bryan Watkins Whitfield | Home | Bryan W Whitfield buys Gaineswood from his father. | |||
1864/00/00 | Lt Gen Leonidas Polk | Union Commander | General Leonidas Polk lodges at Gaineswood and his troops camp in Demopolis | |||
1908/12/15 | Dr Bryan Watkins Whitfield | Died | Bryan Watkins Whitfield dies in Demopolis, Alabama. |
Particulars for Gaineswood: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
Level of Significance | National |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
Owner | State |
Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
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13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey | Short Story Collection | Kathryn Tucker Windham | The Unquiet Ghost at Gaineswood is set at Gaineswood Plantation |
Activity | |
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Activity Category | Tour |
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