Old Rock House, Historic house in Harpersville, United States.
Old Rock House is a stone dwelling built of local grey granite and limestone, standing at the end of a farm lane on the northern side of U.S. Route 280, about 1 mile southeast of Harpersville. It is the only surviving example of an early stone dwelling in Alabama and was previously recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey.
The Old Rock House was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey before its listing on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 2006. It is the only surviving example of an early stone dwelling in Alabama. The sources record no 1992 Alabama designation.
The Old Rock House is the only surviving example of an early stone dwelling in Alabama, built of local grey granite and limestone. Its stone construction sets it apart from the log and frame buildings that most settlers in the region raised, and the house was previously recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey.
The house stands at the end of a farm lane on the north side of U.S. Route 280, one mile southeast of Harpersville. It is on private land, so the stonework is best seen from the road; there is no public entry or parking area.
The Old Rock House is the only surviving example of an early stone dwelling in Alabama, according to its National Register listing. It was also recorded earlier by the Historic American Buildings Survey, and it sits at the end of a farm lane one mile southeast of Harpersville, off the northern side of U.S. Route 280.
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