The University of West Alabama

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 Sumter County Historical Society
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Gainesville, Historical Sites

 

Gainesville

SF9.D3 Folder 24

Gainesville – Allison-McClelland House (201)

Item 1: Black and White Photograph, Allison-McClelland House, Detail of Scroll-cut Support, Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Allison-McClelland House” (2 copies)

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Allison-McClelland House

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Allison-McClelland House; attached is a photocopy of the original

Item 6: Document listing various buildings (Stein Garth House, Travis Denyberry Harwood House, Laura Watson House, etc.)

 

SF9.D3 Folder 25

Gainesville – The Coffin Shop (202)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Kring Carpenter Shop (Coffin Shop), Gainesville, Ala. (6 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (3 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “The Coffin Shop”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding The Coffin Shop (2 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Coffin Shop; attached is a photocopy of the original

Item 6: Document entitled “National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form” (Coffin House)

 

SF9.D3 Folder 26

Gainesville – Colgin Hill (203)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of Colgin Hill (13 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Colgin Hill”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding Colgin Hill (2 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of Colgin Hill; attached is a photocopy of the original

Item 6: Document entitled “National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form” (Barnes Rogers Home)

Item 7: Document entitled “Survey Project for Gainesville - (National Register) Fact Sheet”

 

SF9.D3 Folder 27

Gainesville – Cooke House (204)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of Cooke House (9 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (3 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Cooke House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding Cooke House (2 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of Cooke House; attached is a photocopy of the original

 

SF9.D3 Folder 28

Gainesville – Ellis-McGough House (205)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of Ellis House (8 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (3 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Ellis House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Ellis House (2 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Ellis House; attached is a photocopy of the original

 

SF9.D3 Folder 29

Gainesville – Ellis-Waddell House (206)

Item 1: Black and white photograph of the Ellis-Waddell House

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Ellis-Waddell House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Ellis-Waddell House (3 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Ellis-Waddell House; attached is a photocopy of the original

 

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SF9.D3 Folder 30

Gainesville – Falls House (207)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Falls House (6 Photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (3 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Falls Home”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Falls House (3 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Falls House; attached is a photocopy of the original

 

SF9.D3 Folder 31

Gainesville: Gainesville Methodist Church (208)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Gainesville United Methodist Church (10 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Gainesville Methodist Church”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Gainesville United Methodist Church (3 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Gainesville United Methodist Church; attached is a photocopy of the original

Item 6: Document entitled “National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form” (Gainesville Methodist Church)

Item 7: Document entitled “Survey Project for Gainesville - (National Register) Fact Sheet”

Item 8: Color photo of Gainesville Methodist Church (undated)

 

SF9.D3 Folder 32

Gainesville: Gainesville Presbyterian Church (209)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Gainesville Presbyterian Church (16 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Gainesville Presbyterian Church”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Gainesville Presbyterian Church (2 copies)

Item 5: Three photocopies of a sketch of the layout of Gainesville Presbyterian Church

Item 6: Document entitled “National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form” (Gainesville Presbyterian Church)

Item 7: Document entitled “Survey Project for Gainesville - (National Register) Fact Sheet”

Item 8: Document entitled “History of Gainesville Presbyterian Church” (3 copies)

 

SF9.D3 Folder 33

Gainesville: Gibbs House (210)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Gibbs House (8 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Gibbs House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Gibbs House

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Gibbs House; attached is a photocopy of the original

 

SF9.D3 Folder 34

Gainesville: Howard-Goodloe-Bolton House (211)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Howard-Goodloe-Bolton House (3 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Howard-Goodloe-Bolton House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Howard-Goodloe-Bolton House

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Howard-Goodloe-Bolton House; attached is a photocopy of the original

 

SF9.D3 Folder 35

Gainesville: Jackson-Smith House (21)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Jackson-Smith House (25 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Jackson-Smith House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Jackson-Smith House

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Jackson-Smith House; attached is a photocopy of the original

 

SF9.D3 Folder 36

Gainesville: Kring-Cate House (213)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Kring-Cate House (4 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Kring-Cate House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Kring-Cate House

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Kring-Cate House; attached is a photocopy of the original

Item 6: Document entitled “Survey Project for Gainesville - (National Register) Fact Sheet”

 

SF9.D3 Folder 37

Gainesville: Lee-Snow-Earle House (214)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Lee-Snow-Earle House (8 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Lee-Snow-Earle House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Lee-Snow-Earle House (3 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Lee-Snow-Earle House; attached is a photocopy of the original

 

SF9.D3 Folder 38

Gainesville: Lewis-Jones-Fields House (215)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Lewis-Jones-Fields House (5 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (3 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Lewis-Jones-Fields House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Lewis-Jones-Field House (2 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Lewis-Jones-Fields House; attached is a photocopy of the original

 

SF9.D3 Folder 39

Gainesville: Lewis-Long House (216)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Lewis-Long House (24 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Lewis-Long House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Lewis-Long House (2 copies)

Item 5: Two copies of a sketch of the layout of the Lewis-Long House

Item 6: Document entitled “Survey Project for Gainesville - (National Register) Fact Sheet”

 

SF9.D3 Folder 40

Gainesville: The Magnolia (217)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Magnolia House (8 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “The Magnolia”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Magnolia House (2 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Magnolia House; attached is a photocopy of the original

Item 6: Letter dated February 12, 1982, to Daisy Allison McLelland Falls, from F. Lawerence Oaks, Executive Director of the Alabama Historical Commission, regarding the addition of the Magnolia House to the National Register of Historic Places

Item 7: Letter dated April 3, 1980, to Daisy Allison McLelland Falls, from F. Lawerence Oaks, Executive Director of the Alabama Historical Commission, regarding the consideration of the Magnolia House for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places

 

SF9.D3 Folder 41

Gainesville: Meek-Mitchell-Norwood House (218)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Meek-Mitchell-Norwood House (2 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (4 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Meek-Mitchell-Norwood House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Meek-Mitchell Norwood House (2 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Meek-Mitchell-Norwood House; attached is a photocopy of the original

 

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SF9.D3 Folder 42

Gainesville: Park and Bandstand (219)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Pavilion, Bandstand, and Park (5 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Park and Bandstand”; attached is a photocopy of the map

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Park and Bandstand (4 copies)

 

SF9.D3 Folder 43

Gainesville: Roberts-Parham House (220)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Roberts-Parham House (7 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Roberts-Parham House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Roberts-Parham House (3 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Roberts-Parham House; attached is a photocopy of the original

 

SF9.D3 Folder 44

Gainesville: Roberts-Smith-Cargile House (221)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Roberts-Smith-Cargile House (3 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Roberts-Smith-Cargile House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Roberts-Smith-Cargile House (3 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Roberts-Smith-Cargile House; attached is a photocopy of the original

Item 6: Document entitled “Survey Project for Gainesville- (National Register) Fact Sheet”

 

SF9.D3 Folder 45

Gainesville: Russell-Woodraff-Turrentine House (222)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Russell-Woodraff-Turrentine House (6 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Russell-Woodraff-Turrentine House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Russell-Woodraff-Turrentine House (3 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Russell-Woodraff-Turrentine House; attached is a photocopy of the original

 

SF9.D3 Folder 46

Gainesville: St. Alban’s Episcopal Church (223)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the St. Alban’s Episcopal Church (5 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “St. Alban’s Episcopal Church”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding St. Alban’s Episcopal Church (3 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church; attached is a photocopy of the original

Item 6: A Study of the Episcopal Church in Diocese of Alabama, by The Unit of Research and Field Study of The National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church, completed September 25, 1958

Item 7: Color photo of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church

 

SF9.D3 Folder 47

Gainesville: Schifman-Syring House (224) (also noted as Schifman-Dunn House on some documents)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Schifman-Syring house (8photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Schifman-Syring House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Schifman-Syring House (3 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Schifman-Syring House; attached is a photocopy of the original

Item 6: Three black and white photographs and a color photograph of what appears to be a Civil War Reenactment

 

SF9.D3 Folder 48

Gainesville: John M. Smith House (225)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the John M. Smith House (2 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (3 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “John M. Smith House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the John M. Smith House (2 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the John M. Smith House; attached is a photocopy of the original

 

SF9.D3 Folder 49

Gainesville: Stein-Garth House (226)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Stein-Garth House (2 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Stein-Garth House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Stein-Garth House (2 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Stein-Garth House; attached is a photocopy of the original

 

SF9.D3 Folder 50

Gainesville: Travis-Derryberry-Harwood House (227)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Travis-Derryberry-Harwood House (3 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Travis-Derryberry-Harwood House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Travis-Derryberry-Harwood House (2 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Travis-Derryberry-Harwood House; attached is a photocopy of the original

  

SF9.D3 Folder 51

Gainesville: Laura Watson House (228)

Item 1: Black and white photograph of the Laura Watson House

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Laura Watson House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Laura Watson House (3 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Laura Watson Hous;, attached is a photocopy of the original

 

SF9.D3 Folder 52

Gainesville: Whitfield-Windham-Roberts House (229)

Item 1: Various black and white photographs of the Whitfield-Windham-Roberts House (7 photographs)

Item 2: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 3: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Whitfield-Windham-Roberts House”

Item 4: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Whitfield-Windham-Roberts House (2 copies)

Item 5: Original sketch of the layout of the Whitfield-Windham-Roberts House

 

SF9.D3 Folder 53

Gainesville: Clark Chapel United Methodist Church (230)

Item 1: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (2 copies)

Item 2: Map of Gainesville, Ala., labeled “Clark Chapel United Methodist Church”

Item 3: Completed form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Clark Chapel United Methodist Church (2 copies)

Item 4: Original sketch of the layout of the Clark Chapel United Methodist Church; attached is a photocopy of the original

Item 5: Handwritten notes regarding Margaretta Arrington

 

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SF9.D3 Folder 54

Gainesville: Bibliography

Item 1: Bibliography for a Historical Survey of the Town of Gainesville, Ala. (69 copies)

 

SF9.D3 Folder 55

Gainesville: Heritage Days 1993

Item 1: Program for Gainesville – Sumter Heritage Days, April 3-4, 1993, listing activities and fees; on the back is a guide to Sumter County

Item 2: Folder containing photocopies of photographs from Sumter County’s Heritage Days 1993

 

SF9.D3 Folder 56

Gainesville: Maps

Item 1: Map of Gainesville labeled Colgin Hill

Item 2: Map of Gainesville labeled Old Cemetery (Confederate Cemetery)

Item 3: Map of Gainesville labeled Methodist Church

Item 4: Map of Gainesville labeled St. Alban’s Church

Item 5: Map of Gainesville labeled Presbyterian Church

Item 6: Map of Gainesville labeled Aduston Hall

Item 7: Map of Gainesville labeled Col. Green G. Mobley House (The Magnolia)

Item 8: Map of Gainesville labeled Kring-Cate

Item 9: Map of Gainesville labeled Ellis

Item 10: Map of Gainesville labeled Stein-Garth

Item 11: Map of Gainesville labeled Ellis Waddell

Item 12: Map of Gainesville labeled Kring Carpenter Shop

Item 13: Map of Gainesville labeled Lewis-Jones Fields

Item 14: Map of Gainesville labeled Howard-Goodloe-Bolton

Item 15: Map of Gainesville labeled Russell-Woodruff-Turrentine

Item 16: Map of Gainesville labeled Allison-McLelland

Item 17: Map of Gainesville labeled Schifman-Syring

Item 18: Map of Gainesville labeled Falls

Item 19: Map of Gainesville labeled House (Croke)

Item 20: Map of Gainesville labeled House (John N. Smith)

Item 21: Map of Gainesville labeled Clark Chapel

Item 22: Map of Gainesville labeled Lee-Snow-Earle

Item 23: Map of Gainesville labeled Meeks-Mitchell-Norwood

Item 24: Map of Gainesville labeled Jackson-Smith

Item 25: Map of Gainesville labeled Travis-Derryberry-Harwood

Item 26: Map of Gainesville labeled Gibbs

Item 27: Map of Gainesville labeled Laura Watson House

Item 28: Map of Gainesville labeled Lewis-Long House

 

SF9.D3 Folder 57

Gainesville: Misc.

Item 1: Transparency labeled Scale 1: 63360 ALASKA

Item 2: Document entitled UTM Reference, regarding the Universal Transverse Mercator (a grid system that provides a simple and accurate method for recording the geographic location of a historic site

Item 3: Document entitled “Bibliography, Place on Continuation sheet” (Item #9)

Item 4: Form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the American House Hotel site

Item 5: Form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Odd Fellows Cemetery (2 copies)

Item 6: Form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Gainesville Cemetery

Item 7: Form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding Forest Monument

Item 8: Form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Old Confederate Country

Item 9: Form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Stewart Home; attached is a black and white photograph of the Stewart Home

Item 10: National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form regarding the General Nathan Bedford Forrest Marker

Item 11: National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form regarding the Confederate Cemetery

Item 12: National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form regarding the Engineer’s Grave

Item 13: Survey Project for Gainesville – (National Register), Fact Sheet for building owned by Mrs. John A. Rogers, Jr.

Item 14: Survey Project for Gainesville – (National Register), Fact Sheet for building owned by Barnes A. Rogers

Item 15: Survey Project for Gainesville – (National Register), Fact Sheet for building owned by Mr. and Mrs. John A. Rogers III

Item 16: Survey Project for Gainesville – (National Register), Fact Sheet for building owned by Mr. and Mrs. Gene J. Hewitt

Item 17: Form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding the Old Ice House Storage

Item 18: Form entitled “Alabama Historic Inventory,” regarding Odd Fellows

Item 19: “Flip of a Coin” The Town That Gambled, Lost:  Gainesville, Alabama author unknown.  Includes a Paragraph from the recollections of John A. Rogers.  Two pages hand written

 

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SF9.D3 Folder 58

Gainesville: National Register

Item 1: Document entitled “Survey Project for Gainesville – (National Register) Fact Sheet” Property—present owner Elizabeth L. Murry

Item 2: Letter dated July 20, 1979, to Milo B. Howard, from William B. Stuart, regarding the historical marker which commemorated the surrender of the Confederate troops under General Nathan B. Forrest’s command

Item 3: Form entitled “National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form” (8 copies)

Item 4: Three-page forms entitled “National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form” (4 copies)

Item 5:  Letter to Mr. F. Lawrence Oaks, Executive Director, Alabama historical Commission from James P. Pate, Dean, College of General Studies, Livingston University, February 6, 1985 concerning Gainesville nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.

Item 6:  Grant Application Form, Fiscal Year 1979 to Alabama historical Commission, “Survey of Town of Gainesville”.

Item 7:  Draft of paper on Gainesville History

Item 8:  Completed form “Describe the Present and Original (If Known) Physical Appearance” (Gainesville)

Item 9:  Completed form “Statement of Significance, Specific Dates 1732-1880 (Gainesville)

Item 10: Document entitled “National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form” (Form 10-300, October 1974), sample form completed for the Glennville Historic District

Item 11: Document entitled “National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form” (Form 10-300, October 1974), sample form completed for The Historic Resources of Downtown Huntsville

Item 12: Document entitled “How to Complete National Register Multiple Resource Nomination Forms”

Item 13: Document entitled “National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form” (Form 10-300, October 1974), (15 copies)

Item 14: Document entitled “Criteria for Evaluation, National Register of Historic Places”

Item 15: Document entitled “National Register of Historic Places Property Photograph Form” (Form 10-301a), (10 copies)

Item 16: Document entitled “National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form” (continuation sheet), (Form 10-300a), (3 copies)

Item 17: Document entitled “National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form” (Form 10-300, June 1972), (3 copies)

Item 18: Document entitled “National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form” (10-300a, October 1974)

Item 19: Document entitled “Instructions for Completing the National Register Forms” (2 copies)

Item 20: The National Register of Historic Places, State of Alabama, Alabama Historical Commission, Updated November 1, 1974

Item 21: Letter dated October 23, 1979, to the Director of the Alabama Historical Commission from William B. Stuart regarding the inventory forms for the town of Gainesville

 

SF9.D3 Folder 59

Gainesville: Negative inventory (Pictures of Gainesville)

Item 1: Handwritten notes regarding St. Alban’s and Colgin Hill

Item 2: Seven-page document containing the negative forms for various houses and buildings in Gainesville

 

SF9.D3 Folder 60

Gainesville: North Sumter Rifles

Item 1: Twenty-four pages of various documents regarding the North Sumter Rifles, enclosed in a manila envelope with handwritten notes

 

SF9.D3 Folder 61

Gainesville: Old Gainesville

Item 1:  Paper entitled “Old Gainesville 1832-1875, You Are There,” prepared by Thad Holt for the Annual Meeting of the Alabama Historical Association in Huntsville, Alabama, April 23, 1955

Item 2: Picture from a newspaper in August 1, 1979; caption reads: TOURING GAINESVILLE – These members of Dr. Don Fox’s History of the Old South class at Livingston University are touring Gainesville….

Item 3: Booklet entitled “Historic Gainesville” by Louise Goodloe Rieves, with attached note about costs of booklet

 

SF9.D3 Folder 62

Gainesville: Pictures of Gainesville

Item 1: B/W photograph labeled “Gainesville, modern dwelling” (2 copies)

Item 2: B/W photograph labeled “Ruby Ford Property, View from NW”

Item 3: B/W photograph labeled “Forrest Monument, View from SE” (2 copies)

Item 4: B/W photograph labeled “Forrest Monument”

Item 5: B/W photograph labeled “Gainesville Business District, View from NE” (2 copies)

Item 6: B/W photograph labeled “Gainesville, View form N, now closed street” (2 copies)

Item 7: B/W photograph labeled “Gainesville Business District, View from NE” (2 copies)

Item 8: B/W photograph labeled “State Street, Ala. 116, View from SW” (2 copies)

Item 9: B/W photograph labeled “Business District, View from NE” (2 copies)

Item 10: B/W photograph labeled “Gainesville Business District, View from NE”

Item 11: B/W photograph labeled “Colgin Hill, View from W”

Item 12: B/W photograph labeled “Clark Chapel, View from SE”

Item 13: B/W photograph labeled “The Magnolia, View from SW”

Item 14: B/W photograph labeled “Gainesville Old Store, View from SE”

Item 15: B/W photograph labeled “View along W site of Webster St. from SE”

Item 16: B/W photograph labeled “House at Corner of Church and Pearl St., View from NE”

Item 17: B/W photograph labeled “Gainesville State Street, Al. 116, View from SW”

Item 18: B/W photograph labeled “Gainesville Mobile Home”

Item 19: B/W photograph labeled “Gainesville Baptist Church, View from SW”

Item 20: B/W photograph labeled “Gainesville Street, View from N”

Item 21: B/W photograph labeled “St. Alban’s Centennial”

 

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SF9.D3 Folder 63

Gainesville: Property Owner-Legal Description

Item 1: Letter dated December 2, 1979, to William B. Stuart, from Robert Gamble, regarding the correction of documents

Item 2: Property Cross Index Card for the Alabama Power Co. of Birmingham, Ala.

Item 3: Property Cross Index Card for Frank Allen of St. Louis, Ill.

Item 4: Property Cross Index Card for Daisy Amerson of Gainesville, Ala. (2)

Item 5: Property Cross Index Card for John G. Averette of Selma, Ala.

Item 6: Property Cross Index Card for Morris Bell of Chicago, Ill.

Item 7: Property Cross Index Card for Will Benn Jr. of Epes, Ala.

Item 8: Property Cross Index Card for Annie Bradley of Birmingham, Ala.

Item 9: Property Cross Index Card for Charmie L. Rush Braun of Pitman, N.J. (3)

Item 10: Property Cross Index Card for William Blue c/o Mary J. Brown of Memphis, Tenn. (3)

Item 11: Property Cross Index Card for Wallace Buchanan of Gainesville, Ala. (2)

Item 12: Property Cross Index Card for Louvenia Buchanon of Dayton, Oh. (2)

Item 13: Property Cross Index Card for Jim Burrell and Almonia Burrell of Gainesville, Ala. (3)

Item 14: Property Cross Index Card for James Burns of Gainesville, Ala. (2)

Item 15: Property Cross Index Card for Doyle Cargile of Hueytown, Ala.

Item 16: Property Cross Index Card for Edward Thomas Cate of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 17: Property Cross Index Card for Annie G. Chambers of Gainesville, Ala. (2)

Item 18: Property Cross Index Card for Mary Clanton of Birmingham, Ala.

Item 19: Property Cross Index Card for Clark Chapel Methodist Church of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 20: Property Cross Index Card for Mrs. Eliza T. Cooke of Shreveport, La. (2)

Item 21: Property Cross Index Card for Minnie L. Dearmon of Mobile, Ala.

Item 22: Property Cross Index Card for Mary Little Dent of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 23: Property Cross Index Card for Nanie Duncerson of Dayton, Oh. (2)

Item 24: Property Cross Index Card for Robert G. Dunn of Mobile, Ala. (3)

Item 25: Property Cross Index Card for Lucy Lee Earl of Birmingham, Ala. (2)

Item 26: Property Cross Index Card for Lucy Lee Earle of Fairfield, Ala. (3)

Item 27: Property Cross Index Card for William and Sara Eddins of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 28: Property Cross Index Card for Arthur James Ellington of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Item 29: Property Cross Index Card for Hayward Ellis of Birmingham, Ala.

Item 30: Property Cross Index Card for the Episcopal Church of Gainesville (Ala.)

Item 31: Property Cross Index Card for Daisy McLelland Falls of Gainesville, Ala. (8)

Item 32: Property Cross Index Card for R.E. Falls of Gainesville, Ala. (5)

Item 33: Property Cross Index Card for Selmax H. Falls of Gainesville, Ala. (2)

Item 34: Property Cross Index Card for Frank J. Fields of Gainesville, Ala. (4)

Item 35: Property Cross Index Card for Fred D. and Ina E. Fields of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 36: Property Cross Index Card for M.C. Fields of Gainesville, Ala. (4)

Item 37: Property Cross Index Card for C.B. and Rubye E. Ford of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 38: Property Cross Index Card for Rubye E. Ford of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 39: Property Cross Index Card for Mary Foster and Helen Winston of Tuscaloosa, Ala. (2)

Item 40: Property Cross Index Card for Tommie James Foster of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 41: Property Cross Index Card for Joe Franklin of Gainesville, Ala

Item 42: Property Cross Index Card for the City of Gainesville (Ala.)

Item 43: Property Cross Index Card for the Baptist Church of Gainesville (Ala.)

Item 44: Property Cross Index Card for the First Baptist Church of Gainesville (Ala.)

Item 45: Property Cross Index Card for the Methodist Church of Gainesville (Ala.) (2)

Item 46: Property Cross Index Card for Lillian Gibbs of Gainesville, Ala. (11)

Item 47: Property Cross Index Card for Geneva Grant of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 48: Property Cross Index Card for Pearl Hampton of Birmingham, Ala.

Item 49: Property Cross Index Card for Jack Hanley of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 50: Property Cross Index Card for John O. Hanley of Gainesville, Ala. (3)

Item 51: Property Cross Index Card for Bertha Harris and Johnny Roberts of Youngston, Oh.

Item 52: Property Cross Index Card for Mary Geneva Harris of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 53: Property Cross Index Card for Charlie James and Bessie Lee Harris of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 54: Property Cross Index Card for Nancy Harris of Chicago, Ill.

Item 55: Property Cross Index Card for Charles Barto Harrison of Gainesville, Ala. (2)

Item 56: Property Cross Index Card for Kathryn Bolton Harrison of Gainesville, Ala. (3)

Item 57: Property Cross Index Card for Lemon Harper of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 58: Property Cross Index Card for Lena Cameron Hatter of Gainesville, Ala. (2)

Item 59: Property Cross Index Card for Nannie H. Harmond Trust of Gainesville, Ala. (10)

Item 60: Property Cross Index Card for Pearl G. Haynes and Donna W. Gray of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 61: Property Cross Index Card for Sarah Parks Head of Gainesville, Ala. (2)

Item 62: Property Cross Index Card for Amanda Henderson and Curly Mae Payne of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 63: Property Cross Index Card for Mindy Hinton of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 64: Property Cross Index Card for Benn and Sadie Dale Hopkins of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 65: Property Cross Index Card for the Home Demonstration Club of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 66: Property Cross Index Card for Sue Pearl Houston of Gainesville, Ala. (2)

Item 67: Property Cross Index Card for Louis C. and Janet M. Hutcherson of Emelle, Ala.

Item 68: Property Cross Index Card for N.J. Jarth of Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Item 69: Property Cross Index Card for Willie Jemison of Milwaukee, Wis.

Item 70: Property Cross Index Card for Alfonzo Johnson of Gainesville, Ala

Item 71: Property Cross Index Card for Flora J. Johnson of Birmingham, Ala.

Item 72: Property Cross Index Card for Henry and Pearlie Johnson of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 73: Property Cross Index Card for James Johnson of Gainesville, Ala. (2)

Item 74: Property Cross Index Card for Jamie and James Johnson of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 75: Property Cross Index Card for R.C. Johnson of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 76: Property Cross Index Card for Mrs. Robert E. Johnson of University, Ala. (4)

Item 77: Property Cross Index Card for Sage Johnson of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 78: Property Cross Index Card for Samuel and James Johnson of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 79: Property Cross Index Card for Will Johnson of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 80: Property Cross Index Card for David D. Johnston of Gainesville, Ala. (3)

Item 81: Property Cross Index Card for Sage Johnston of Boligee, Ala. (12)

Item 82: Property Cross Index Card for Sallie B. Long of Gainesville, Ala. (6)

Item 83: Property Cross Index Card for Lillian Lemon of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 84: Property Cross Index Card for Joe Little of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 85: Property Cross Index Card for Frank Jolly of Birmingham, Ala.

Item 86: Property Cross Index Card for Johnnie Lee and Ida Bell Madison of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 87: Property Cross Index Card for Martha Manice of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 88: Property Cross Index Card for Walter Manice of Birmingham, Ala. (2)

Item 89: Property Cross Index Card for Sylvester Mason of Bessemer, Ala.

Item 90: Property Cross Index Card for Olivia Maxwell of Gainesville, Ala. (2)

Item 91: Property Cross Index Card for William McDowell of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 92: Property Cross Index Card for Mrs. Bert McLelland Jr. of York, Ala.

Item 93: Property Cross Index Card for Hattie Miller of Birmingham, Ala.

Item 94: Property Cross Index Card for John Edward Miller, Jr. and Sylvie Williams of Epes, Ala.

Item 95: Property Cross Index Card for Edward Mitchell of Buffalo, N.Y.

Item 96: Property Cross Index Card for James A. Mitchell of Livingston, Ala.

Item 97: Property Cross Index Card for Robert Edward Moore, Jr. of Gainesville, Ala. (2)

Item 98: Property Cross Index Card for Sarah R. Moore of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 99: Property Cross Index Card for Minnie Jones of Chicago, Ill.

Item 100: Property Cross Index Card for Georgana A. Long of Gainesville, Ala. (4)

Item 101: Property Cross Index Card for Elizabeth L. Murray and Annie Lida Long of Gainesville, Ala. (3)

Item 102: Property Cross Index Card for Vernon Nichols of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 103: Property Cross Index Card for Marilyn and Elaine Norwood of Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Item 104: Property Cross Index Card for P.M. Norwood, Jr., of Gainesville, Ala. (10)

Item 105: Property Cross Index Card for Odd Fellows Cemetery of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 106: Property Cross Index Card for Olive Parham of Shreveport, La.

Item 107: Property Cross Index Card for Elaine and Marilyn Powell of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 108: Property Cross Index Card for the Presbyterian Church of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 109: Property Cross Index Card for Martha Pruitt, Cynthia Johnson, Lucille Pope, and James Johnson of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 110: Property Cross Index Card for Bessie Ramsey of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 111: Property Cross Index Card for Beth Murray and John Rogers, Sr., of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 112: Property Cross Index Card for Barnes A. Rogers of Gainesville, Ala. (5)

Item 113: Property Cross Index Card for Clarence L. Rogers of Gainesville, Ala. (3)

Item 114: Property Cross Index Card for Frances Roberts and Edna Roberts Bailey of Gordo, Ala. (2)

Item 115: Property Cross Index Card for Mrs. J.A. Rogers of Gainesville, Ala. (2)

Item 116: Property Cross Index Card for Mrs. John A. Rogers, Sr., of Gainesville, Ala. (2)

Item 117: Property Cross Index Card for John A. and Barnes A. Rogers of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 118: Property Cross Index Card for John A. Rogers III of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 119: Property Cross Index Card for Mrs. O.K. and B.A. Rogers of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 120: Property Cross Index Card for Mrs. R.H. Roberts of Gordo, Ala. 

Item 121: Property Cross Index Card for Grace B. Scott of Chicago, Ill.

Item 122: Property Cross Index Card for Mary Ford Scott of Chicago, Ill.

Item 123: Property Cross Index Card for C.S. Smith of Livingston, Ala. (3)

Item 124: Property Cross Index Card for John M. and Virgie Smith of Gainesville, Ala. (4)

Item 125: Property Cross Index Card for Susalee R. and Mary J. Smith of Gainesville, Ala. (11)

Item 126: Property Cross Index Card for Jennie Spencer of Buffalo, N.Y.

Item 127: Property Cross Index Card for Ada L. Starnes of Bessemer, Ala.

Item 128: Property Cross Index Card for the State of Alabama

Item 129: Property Cross Index Card for Charlie and Ernestine Stanton of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 130: Property Cross Index Card for Dorothy Summerville of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 131: Property Cross Index Card for Emmette Summerville of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 132: Property Cross Index Card for Lucye Summerville of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 133: Property Cross Index Card for Bama Averett of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 134: Property Cross Index Card for Calvin Syring of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 135: Property Cross Index Card for Calvin Syring of Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Item 136: Property Cross Index Card for Marine Harrison Taylor of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 137: Property Cross Index Card for Maxie Thomas of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 138: Property Cross Index Card for Felton and Mary Susie Hopkins Turner of Panola, Ala.

Item 139: Property Cross Index Card for the United Daughters of the Confederacy of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 140: Property Cross Index Card for Willie Ware of Buffalo, N.Y.

Item 141: Property Cross Index Card for Roosevelt Washington of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 142: Property Cross Index Card for Gertrude Watson of Gainesville, Ala. (2)

Item 143: Property Cross Index Card for Cynthia Welch of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 144: Property Cross Index Card for Ervon Well of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 145: Property Cross Index Card for Hattie Watson Wells of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 146: Property Cross Index Card for Charles Williams of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 147: Property Cross Index Card for Lenora Little Williams of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 148: Property Cross Index Card for Rosie Williams of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 149: Property Cross Index Card for Wright Williams and Tessie Thomas of Gainesville, Ala.

Item 150: Property Cross Index Card for Annie L. Willis of Cleveland, Oh.

Item 151: Property Cross Index Card for William Winston of Gainesville, Ala. (93)

Item 152: Property Cross Index Card for Bessie Wright of Mount Airy, N.C.

 

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Historic Sites

 

SF9.D3 Folder 64

Historic Sites: Browder Springs

Item 1: Document entitled “Browder Spring/Springs,” regarding the history and location of the spring; attached is a sketch of the walkway across the spring

 

SF9.D3 Folder 65

Historic Sites: Covered Bridge

Item 1: The Livingston Life, Volume 28 No. 3, December 5, 1977, featuring article titled “Covered Bridge Was Once Home for Ghost”; attached is a photocopy of this article

 

SF9.D3 Folder 66

Historic Sites: Ft. Tombecbee

Item 1: Photocopy of a newspaper article entitled “South Alabama Roundup, French and Indian Tangle Recounted”

Item 2: Document entitled “Old Fort Tombecbee” by Elaine Stafford and Diane Norman, regarding Fort Tombecbee; attached is a perspective sketch of Fort Tombecbee

Item 3: Photocopy of an invitation for the transfer of title to the Fort Tombecbee historical site from the Colonial Dames of America in Alabama to the University

Item 4: Photocopy of a picture of the historical marker for Fort Tombecbee

Item 5: Two photocopies of pictures of Fort Tombecbee

Item 6: Article entitled “Much History Surrounds Fort Tombecbee”

Item 7: Seven page document entitled “Old Fort Tombecbee,” regarding the history and location of Fort Tombecbee

Item 8: Copy of a pamphlet entitled “Fort Tombecbee: 1735-1822”

Item 9: Article of the Alabama Review, January 1968, entitled “The Trouble at Tombeckby” by Robert R. Rea

Item 10: Various b/w photographs of Fort Tombecbee (6)

Item 11: Various b/w photographs of what appears to be the layout of Fort Tombecbee

Item 12: Six page document entitled “Significance of Property and Preservation Objective,” regarding Fort Tombecbee

Item 13: Property Index Card for Ft. Tombecbee under the name of the Daughters of the American Revolution; attached is what appears to be a photocopy of an aerial view of Fort Tombecbee

Item 14: Article from the Tuscaloosa News, May 30, 1979, entitled “Old Historic Site Off the Beaten Path”

 

SF9.D3 Folder 67

Historic Sites: Indian Hill

Item 1: Letter dated September 18th, [?], to William Stuart, from Gregor [?], regarding a map showing the location of Indian Hill

Item 2: Map of Sumter County showing the location of Indian Hill

 

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SF9.D3 Folder 68

Historical Sites: Misc.

Item 1: B/W photo labeled “Vernacular House” in Gainesville, Ala.

Item 2: Four-page document with descriptions of various historical sites:

      • The Cedars – This unique antebellum plantation home located near Sumterville was built in 1848 by John Evander Brown.  The two-story front porch is supported by four small square wooden columns on each level.  There are thirteen rooms and the entire house was built of longleaf pine.  The house received its name from the 500 cedars Brown brought from Jones’ Bluff and set out around the house.
      • Kring Coffin House – The one-story frame building was built around 1840.  it was probably built by Edward N. Kring who was Gainesville’s coffin maker and undertaker.  The scalloped wooden trim outlining the front gable is its most distinctive feature and it is an example of the decorative trim that probably adorned many other structures in Gainesville that have not survived.
      • Calloway School – This one-room frame schoolhouse was constructed in 1917 on the Emelle to Livingston road.  A curriculum stressing the three “R’s” was offered for a period of about ten years.  The school was closed in 1927 as the result of school consolidation.  For the next fifty years, the building served as a residence with the large single room divided into several smaller rooms.  It was moved to the Livingston University campus in March 1977, and it will be restored to its original floor plan and will be used as a local museum.
      • Little Brick Holiness Church – This church located in Cuba was built of hand-made brick by J.K. Wedgeworth who operated the Wedgeworth Pottery.  It has a brick alter designed by Mr. Wedgeworth and several other interesting masonry features.  It was built by the church members in the late 1920’s, and its first pastor was Mrs. Lizzie Rew.
      • Old Probate Office – This small one-story brick building is located on the southwest corner of the courthouse square and was constructed in the late 1830’s.  There are six arched windows, some with the original panes, and the windows and front door have solid metal shutters.  The interior has recently been renovated for use by the Sumter County Board of Commissioners after serving as the office of the probate judge and more recently as a public library.
      • Old Covered Bridge – This covered bridge was originally constructed in 1861 by Captain William Alexander Campbell Jones to span the Sucarnoochee River south of Livingston.  In 1924 the bridge was moved five miles to the Alamuchee Creek, and in 1971, it was moved to its present location spanning a small pond on the Livingston University Campus.  It was constructed of heart yellow pine and it is one of the sixteen covered bridges in Alabama and one of the very few located this far South.
      • Sumter County Courthouse – This two-story masonry and stone courthouse was built in 1902 replacing a frame structure that burned in 1901.  Its unique architectural style was influenced by Beaux-Arts Classicism.  This style is reflected by the four sets of coupled Ionic engaged columns spaced symmetrically along the second-floor façade of the central mass, the obvious delineation of the central mass from the two wings, and the elaborate profusion of trim and the overall symmetry.  Although the interior has recently been remodeled and renovated, the exterior has not been altered.  It is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
      • Webb hall – His three-story brick structure is located on the campus of Livingston University.  It was built in 1915 with the north wing being added in 1926.  It is the oldest building on the University campus, and its’ double front portico is supported by eight fluted sonic columns.  It has served the University as a women’s dormitory, student union and bookstore, and it is presently being renovated as an administration building with a completion date set for early spring 1978.
      • Bethel Chapel – This sturdy brick Presbyterian chapel is located near Sumterville at the intersection of county routes 24 and 74.  The present Gothic structure was built in 1908 on the site of the original church.  Marble plaques are located on the wall behind the pulpit listing the Confederate dead from the area.  The minute books of the church date back to 1835 and provide a concise history of the church and Sumter County in the nineteenth century.  There is an interesting cemetery in the churchyard containing the graves of several of the founders of the original church.
      • Fort Tombecbe Site – In 1734-1736 a fort was constructed at this site, Jones’ Bluff, on the Tombigbee River near Epes by the French.  The wooden and earthen fortification was built on orders from the French governor at Mobile, Bienville.  A small French garrison was maintained at the fort through the end of the French and Indian War.  In October, 1764, the British occupied the site and renamed the fort, Fort York, and it was later abandoned by the British in 167.  In 1794 the Spanish built a fortification on this site and named it Fort Confederation, and this post was abandoned in 1797.  In 1816 a Federal trading post, the Choctaw Trading House, was opened by George Strother Gaines, but it was eventually closed in 1821although a private trading company carried on trade with the nearby Choctaws for several years.  It is listed on the National Registry of Historical Places.
      • Farview – This lovely two-story frame house is located near Sumterville.  It has a central two-story portico supported by four massive square columns and a second story balcony without visible supports.  It features a double front door with side-lights and transom.  The house was built by William Frierson Fulton in 1835 who was an early leader in Sumter County and an organizer of the Bethel Presbyterian Chapel.
      • McMillian & Company, Bankers.  The original bank was established in 1891, and the present building was completed in 1973.  This building is of a traditional styling with Williamsburg influences.  It is a prime example of the compatibility of traditional design with the needs and demands of modern society.
      • Sparkman Office Building.  This two-story frame structure was built as a residence in the late 1830’s.  It has a unique five sided entrance porch and four front windows and sidelights.  The house was rolled back 15 feet several years ago because of street noise.  It has recently been converted into an office building, and it is a perfect example of the adaptive use of a historic structure.
      • “Offices of the Tavern” – This house is all that remains of the Choctaw Tavern built in 1832-1833 at the corner of Washington and Marshall streets in Livingston.  This building was originally part of the ell that extended down Marshall Street from the two-story main structure that fronted on Washington Street.  It faced the courthouse square and was part of a row of one room offices known as “the offices to the Tavern”.  The Tavern was torn down and rebuilt on the same block facing Madison Street by the Methodist Church several years ago to be used as Sunday School rooms.  Recently the building was restored and modernized as an office and residence by Representative Frank Campbell.
      • Clay Memorial Cemetery – This cemetery was dedicated in 1881 on land donated by R.A. Clay, an early settler in Cuba.  The town of Cuba provides perpetual care and is assisted by the Cuba Study Club in making improvements.
      • Cuba Baptist Church – This church was built in 1877 to replace a log building on this site.  The sanctuary is the original structure with its hand-hewn timbers that are twelve to fifteen inches wide.  It was originally divided by a partition, the height of the pews, separating the men and women who also used separate entrances.  The decorative trim on the gables of the main structure is an attractive feature.
      • Beavers Home – This lovely ante-bellum home near Cuba was started in 1845.  The peak of the house is something like a “captain’s walk” which at one time was a cupola and served as a dental office.  The home is in the process of restoration.
      • Davis Home.  This attractive one and an half story frame house is located in York.  The original part of the house has hand-hewn timbers on the walls, floors, and ceilings.  It has severed as a school building and as a boarding house.
      • Gainesville Presbyterian Church.  This splendid white frame ante-bellum church was built in 1837-1838.  It features a double entrance flanked by Doric pilasters, four tall windows down each side of the church with green shutters, and a slave gallery which runs along three sides of the sanctuary.
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