George Coulter House
The George Coulter House (also known as Mapleton) is a historic house located at 420 South Pine Street in Florence, Alabama.
George Coulter House | |
.jpg.webp) Original building in 1932 | |
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| Location | 420 S. Pine St., Florence, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 34°47′46″N 87°40′32″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1827 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002046[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 21, 1982 |
| Designated ARLH | October 19, 1979[2] |
Description and history
The house was built in about 1827 by George Coulter, a planter, lawyer, and soldier originally from Middle Tennessee. During the Civil War, the house was used as a command post by Union Army Colonel John Marshall Harlan, partially due to its location on a hillside overlooking downtown and the Tennessee River. The house was later owned by W. W. Slaton, who renovated the house in the late 1940s, adding a wing that was originally used as medical offices. The frame house is designed in Federal style, with Adamesque woodwork throughout the interior. Narrow two-level porticoes with Tuscan order columns on the north and south faces were replaced in the 1940s by porticoes with a pair of square columns and a central balcony. The original brick kitchen was formerly connected to the house via a covered breezeway which has since been enclosed.[3]
The house was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1979, and the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1982.[1][2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. June 13, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- Gamble, Robert S. (October 6, 1981). "George Coulter House". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
