Henry House, Historical house in Marion, United States.
The Henry House, also called the Lowry-Ford-Henry House, is a two-story, L-shaped plantation house in Marion, Alabama. It is wood framed on a brick masonry foundation, with columns and a monumental hexastyle portico across the three-bay front facade. A second two-story L-shaped portico covers the exposed half of the rear facade and one side of the two-story rear wing.
Historians believe the house was built in the 1840s for Squire Lowry, a wealthy planter from North Carolina. It passed from the Lowry family to Bert Ford's family and then to the Henry family, heirs of the Fords. Mary Katherine Blount of Montgomery, its last owner, donated it to the Perry County Historical and Preservation Society, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 25, 1986.
The house is also called the Lowry-Ford-Henry House, after the three families who owned it in turn: Squire Lowry, then the Ford family, then the Henry family, heirs of the Fords. The last owner, Mary Katherine Blount of Montgomery, bought it and gave it to the Perry County Historical and Preservation Society.
To visit the house, contact the local historical society or preservation office in Marion to arrange access and learn about viewing times. It is helpful to call ahead, as access may be limited to certain times.
The last private owner was Mary Katherine Blount of Montgomery, who bought the house and then donated it to the Perry County Historical and Preservation Society. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 25, 1986.
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