Elm Ridge Plantation, historic plantation in Hale County, Alabama, United States
Elm Ridge Plantation, also called the Hatch House and Holbrook House, is a one-story raised cottage-style plantation house built about 1836 near Greensboro in rural Hale County, Alabama. Its 35-acre property holds five contributing buildings and one other contributing structure.
The one-story raised cottage-style house at Elm Ridge was built about 1836; the property is also known as the Hatch House and Holbrook House. It was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on November 2, 1990, and on the National Register of Historic Places on October 11, 1991, for its architectural significance.
The name Elm Ridge refers to the elm trees of the ridge where the house stands; the Polish text's ash trees are an error. The property is also known as the Hatch House and Holbrook House, names tied to the families associated with it. The raised cottage and its outbuildings show how a forced-labor farm was laid out in Hale County.
Elm Ridge Plantation lies in rural Hale County near Greensboro, Alabama, at coordinates 32.71833, -87.63389. The 35-acre property holds five contributing buildings and one other contributing structure, so allow time to walk between them. The house is a private rural property; view it from the public road rather than entering the grounds.
The 35-acre property holds five contributing buildings and one other contributing structure, not six outbuildings. The house is also known as the Hatch House and Holbrook House, and it was listed on the Alabama Register on November 2, 1990, before its National Register listing on October 11, 1991.
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