Furman Historic District
- Vicinity: Roughly along Old Snow Hill Rd, Cty. Rd 59, Burson Rd, and AL 21
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1833/00/00 | Palmer-Barlow-Britt Home, a "coastal cottage", is built by Stephen and Juliet Palmer, altered circa 1860 by Dabney Palmer, W side Freedom Farm Rd (Co Rd 59), 1.5 mi S of AL-21 | |||||
1840/00/00 | Purifoy-Lipscomb Home is built (probably) by Edmond Hobdy for the Purifoy family, one of the earliest to settle Wilcox County, S side AL-21, E of Barge Mill Rd, 0.4 mi W Freedom Farm Rd (Co Rd 59) | |||||
1840/00/00 | Wakefield Plantation is built in the 1840s in the Steamboat Gothic style, 12 rooms, 12 fireplaces and unique porches, W side Freedom Farm Rd (Co Rd 59), 0.4 mi S of AL-21 | |||||
1876/00/00 | Elkanah L Burson | Home | Trails End is built (S end of Old Barge Mill Rd, off AL-21 just W of Purifoy-Lipscomb Home) for Elkanah and Elafore Barge Burson on land inherited from his grandfather Joseph Burson who obtained the land via a grant signed by Andrew Jackson | |||
1885/00/00 | Moore-Burson-Rushing Home is built, gabled central passage coastal cottage, home of Dr and Mrs Elkanah G Burson until they purchased Wakefield in 1943, E side Freedom Farm Rd (Co Rd 59), 0.4 mi S of AL-21 |
Particulars for Furman Historic District: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Area of Significance | Art |
Historic Use | Cemetery |
Other Description | Central passage double pile |
Area of Significance | Community Planning and Development |
Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
Owner | Federal |
Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
Sight Category | Historic District |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Professional |
Historic Use | Religious Property |
Historic Use | Road-related |
Historic Use | School |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
Historic Use | Specialty Store |
Architectural Style | Steamboat Gothic |
Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
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13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey | Short Story Collection | Kathryn Tucker Windham | The Crying Spirit at the Well is set at Dr Purefoy's (Purifoy-Lipscomb Home) house on Al-21, well site is still visible on the back left side |
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