Old Rock House (Harpersville, Alabama)

Old Rock House
Location1 mile southeast of Harpersville at the end of a farm lane on the northern side of U.S. Route 280
Coordinates33°19′49″N 86°24′27″W / 33.33028°N 86.40750°W / 33.33028; -86.40750
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1835 (1835)
Architectural styleLate Georgian, Early Republic
NRHP reference No.06000182[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 2006
Designated ARLHDecember 4, 1992

The Old Rock House is a historic house in Harpersville, Alabama. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 2006. It is located 1 mile southeast of Harpersville at the end of a farm lane on the northern side of U.S. Route 280. The house is built of local grey granite and limestone.[2] The house was previously listed on the Historic American Buildings Survey.[3] The Old Rock House is the only surviving example of an early stone dwelling in Alabama.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Old Rock House" (PDF). Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "1. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, May 11, 1935 FRONT (S) AND EAST SIDE - The Rock House, U.S. Route 280 (State Route 38), Harpersville, Shelby County, AL". Loc.gov. May 11, 1935. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  4. ^ Gamble, Robert (Spring 2004). "The Old Rock House". Alabama Heritage. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama.