Wesley Plattenburg House

The 'Wesley Plattenburg House is a historic house in Selma, Alabama. Featuring a unique combination of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles, it was completed in 1842 for Wesley Plattenburg.[2] Plattenburg was born on April 13, 1803 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He had relocated to Selma and had assumed the occupation of tailor by 1829. He became a successful merchant and served on the city council of Selma for many years.[3]

Wesley Plattenburg House
As recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934
Location601 Washington St., Selma, Alabama
Coordinates32°24′50″N 87°1′20″W
Built1842
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.92001827[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 3, 1993
Designated ARLHMarch 22, 1991

The house was once at the center of a 2,200-acre (890 ha) plantation that Plattenburg inherited from a close friend, Mr. Wood, upon his death. Plattenburg took up the vocation of planter after receiving the property.[3] The house is one of the few structures remaining in the city that is identifiable on a map of the Battle of Selma. The city eventually grew to completely encompass the site.[2] The house was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on March 22, 1991 and to the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 1993.[1][4] It was listed on Alabama's Places in Peril in 2005.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Plattenburg House". Alabama's Preservation Scorecard. Alabama Historical Commission. October 6, 2011.
  3. Hardy, John (1879). Selma: Her Institutions and Her Men. Selma, Alabama. p. 190.
  4. "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. May 31, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.


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