Bankhead House, Colonial revival house in Jasper, United States
Bankhead House is a two-story wood-frame house built on a stone foundation on 7th Avenue in Jasper, Alabama. A full-width covered porch runs across the front of the building, and the original single-pane windows are still in place throughout.
The house was built in 1910 for John H. Bankhead, who served in the Alabama Legislature before moving on to the U.S. House of Representatives and later the U.S. Senate. His long political career gave the property a place in both local and national history.
The house is closely tied to Tallulah Bankhead, who grew up here before becoming a celebrated stage actress in New York and London. Walking through the rooms gives visitors a sense of the world she knew as a child.
The house sits in central Jasper and is easy to reach on foot from nearby streets. It is worth checking in advance whether guided tours or events are running on the day you plan to visit.
The house has a porte cochere, a covered side entrance that allowed carriages and early automobiles to pull up under a roof so passengers could step out without being exposed to rain. This kind of addition was a clear signal of social standing in the early 1900s.
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