Allen Grove, Historical house in Old Spring Hill, US
Allen Grove is a residential house in Old Spring Hill featuring architectural details typical of mid-1800s rural Alabama construction methods and design. The structure showcases craftsmanship and materials common to homes built during that era in the countryside.
John Gray Allen commissioned the Greek Revival house, built in 1857 by David Rudisill. In 1890 a kitchen and pantry wing and a two-story back porch were added to the rear facade. The house and two other plantation buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 7, 1994, as part of the Plantation Houses of the Alabama Canebrake and Their Associated Outbuildings submission.
Allen Grove was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 7, 1994, together with two other plantation buildings, as part of the multiple property submission "Plantation Houses of the Alabama Canebrake and Their Associated Outbuildings." The listing covers the 1857 house and its outbuildings as a historic district in Old Spring Hill.
Visiting requires advance contact with local historical organizations or authorities since this is a private residence not freely open to the public. Information about access arrangements and viewing opportunities should be arranged beforehand.
The geographical coordinates of 32.4289 latitude and -87.775 longitude position Allen Grove in a section of Alabama with concentrated historical residences.
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