Thornhill (Talladega, Alabama)

Thornhill, also known as the Hade-Lewis House, is a plantation in Talladega County, Alabama, built beginning in 1835 by planter John Hardie. The property includes the Classical Revival house, a chapel, the servants' quarters, the plantation office, a barn, a horse racetrack and the family cemetery, along with the approach road. The main house is an I-house in plan, one room deep in front, two stories, with a rear ell. The facade is five bays wide and fronted by a central portico. The interior has a central hall plan, flanked by a parlor, a dining room and a library in the ell. A kitchen occupies the farther reaches of the ell.[2]

This article is about the Thornhill plantation in Talladega. For the one in Forkland, see Thornhill (Forkland, Alabama). For other uses, see Thornhill (disambiguation).
Thornhill
1935 HABS image
Location29229 AL 21, Talladega, Alabama
Coordinates33°24′9″N 86°8′34″W
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built1835 (1835)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, I House
NRHP reference No.98000104[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 1998

Thornhill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 20, 1998.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Ford, Gene A.; Farris, Nathan; Brinkley, Trina (January 13, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Thornhill". National Park Service. Retrieved 29 November 2015.

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-441, "Thornhill, State Road 21, Talladega, Talladega County, AL", 7 photos, 3 data pages


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