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NFS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (3-82) Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries—complete applicable sections___________________ 1. Name___________________ historic The Seth Lore and Irwinton Historic District__________ and/or common Extension of the Lore Historic District NRHP 12/12/73________________ 2. Location__________________________ street & number see continuation sheet _____________________-NA. not for publication city, town Euf aula______________&/A vicinity of_____congressional district 2_____ state Alabama code 01 county Barbour code 005 3. Classification Category Ownership Status Present Use x district public x occupied agriculture museum building(s) private unoccupied x commercial park structure x both work in progress -x _ educational x private residence __ site Public Acquisition Accessible entertainment x religious object in process yes: restricted :x _ government scientific being considered _x- yes: unrestricted _x _ industrial transportation N/A no military other- 4. Owner of Property name Multiple groperty Owners street & number city, town___________________________ vicinity of______________state_________________ 5. Location of Legal Description______________ courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Barbour County Courthouse_____________________________ street & number 303 E. Broad Street__________________________________________ city, town______Eufaula_________________________________state Alabama________ 6. Representation in Existing Surveys__________ title Alabama Inventory________________has this property been determined eligible? __ yes _x_ no date 197Q - present___________________________—— federal JL_ state __ county __ local depository for survey records Alabama Historical Commission____________________________ A city, town Montgomery___________________________________state Alabama_________ ^fl 7. Description Condition Check one Check one excellent deteriorated unaltered X original site _X*good ruins X altered moved date fair unexposed Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance The land which lies within the boundaries of the Seth Lore and Irwinton Historic District can generally be described as gently rolling terrain varying in elevation from approxi mately 250 to 350 feet above mean sea level. The land lies above the Chattahoochee River and slopes continually upward to the west. The district is composed of approximately 600 acres which include the original town plan of Irwinton (renamed Eufaula in 1843), and the city's largest concentration of early surviving commercial, industrial and domestic architecture. It reflects the local patterns of the town beginning as early as 1836 with the Plan of Irwinton (See Plate "A") and extends through 1936. The Seth Lore and Irwinton Historic District contains 942 properties (total adjusted to compensate for one double entry in the inventory) with six churches, including the state's oldest High Gothic First Presbyterian Church building (Inv #190, 1869) the Central Business District, three school buildings, two cemeteries, and a number of residences and neighborhood-based businesses. Of the 942 properties 738 are of architectural or histori cal significance, and fall within the period of significance of the district. A small percentage of these contributing structures (21.8%) have reversible alterations—such as the application of aluminum siding—that should be removed. Encompassing the 19th century nucleus of Eufaula, the district contains an especially heavy concentration of buildings erected during the five decades between 1870 and 1920. Within the boundaries lie the Central Business District (CBD) which is located east of Eufaula Avenue and stretches north to Church Place and south to Barbour Street. Contained herein is one of the state's most coherent collections of intact, mid-to-late 19th century small-town commercial structures, including a relatively rare example of a small-town Second Empire building (Inv #313), and a fine mid-century cast iron-front bank building. Also represented within the CBD are some fine examples of Italianate, Renaissance Revival, and other forms of more typical commercial architecture. Exemplified throughout the remaining portions of the district are some fine examples of Greek Revival cottages, the state's most extensive collection of domestic Italianate architecture including several exceptional examples of symmetrical-type Italianate Villas, Queen Annes, Folk Victorians, Neoclassical Revivals, French Second Empires, Craftsman/ Bungalow, and a number of vernacular types, most of which fall along the line of Folk National forms or two rooms with central chimney houses. CONTRIBUTING — 738 (72 of the contributing properties were inventoried in the original Seth Lore Historic District nomination) NON-CONTRIBUTING — 199 DEMOLISHED — 5 NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No . 1024-0018 O"*2) Expires 10-31-87 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form Continuation sheet___________________ BLOCK NO. I ! CONTAINING NUMBERS AS LISTED BELOW (CONTRIBUTING) # 1. 440 Highland Ave. ca. 1930 - 1935, CRAFTSMAN STYLE, rectangular plan one story with plain weatherboard siding, split gable roof with flat extension for parking, Exposed roof rafters with unenclosed eaves. Note the knee braces in the gable. Tapered columns atop brick pedestals. (CONTRIBUTING) # 2. 412 Highland Ave. ca.1905-1910, VICTORIAN STYLE, L-shape plan, one story with plain weatherboard siding, gable front wing with broken hip roof, extended shed roof over porch supported by plain columns. (CONTRIBUTING) # 7. 318 Highland Ave. (ROBERT LAYMAN) ca. 1885 - 1890, FOLK VICTORIAN STYLE, gable front with wing plan, plain weather board siding. Note the 9/9 window lights. Presently under rehabilitation. (CONTRIBUTING) # 8. 316 Highland Ave. ca 1905-1910, FOLK STYLE- HIP FAMILY, rectangular plan, one story high hip roof with plain weatherboard siding, shed roof over porch supported by chamfered post. (CONTRIBUTING) # 9. 238 Highland Ave. (WALKER HOUSE ) ca 1870 , FOLK NATIONAL GABLE SIDES, rectangular plan one story house with gable sides and flushboard siding, shed roof over porch. Note the addition to the right of the house. (CONTRIBUTING) #10. 228 Highland Ave. (WALLACE HERRINGTON HOUSE) ca. 1885- 1890, FOLK VICTORIAN STYLE, gable front with wing plan one story house with board and batten siding. Note the Jerkinhead roof with its, spindlework gable ornamentation. (CONTRIBUTING) #12. 140 Highland Ave. ca. 1930-1935, FOLK NATIONAL STYLE, gable front with wing plan, one story building with ship lap siding. Note the extended shed roof over porch supported by wrought iron columns. (CONTRIBUTING) #13. 136 Highland Ave. (WILLILAM HARRISON HOUSE) ca. 1910, FOLK VICTORIAN, rectangular plan,one story with gable sides. Note the central gable over entrance, shed roof over partial screen porch supported by wrought iron columns atop craftsman style pedestals. (CONTRIBUTING) NPSFofm 10-900-. OMB Wo> 10 24-0018 <M2) Expires 10-31-87 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form Continuation sheet____________________Item number 7__________Page 8 #15. 128 Highland Ave. (ANGUS CARR HOUSE) ca. 1930-1935 SPANISH ECLECTIC, rectangular plan one story with flat roof stucco finish. (CONTRIBUTING) #18. 538 Cotton Ave. (VINCENT HOUSE) ca. 1900, QUEEN ANNE STYLE, irregular plan one story with plain weatherboard siding, cut-away bay window, Craftsman style porch. (CONTRIBUTING) #19. 605 Cotton Ave. (EDNA DAVIS HOUSE) ca. 1905-1910, VICTORIAN, rectangular plan one story hip with gable roof flat roof over porch supported by square post. Note the central gable over entance. (CONTRIBUTING) #20. 620 Cotton Ave. (W. G. CORBITT HOUSE) ca. 1890-1895, FOLK VICTORIAN STYLE, rectangular plan, one story house with gable sides and plain weatherboard siding. Shed roof over porch supported by turned post and connected by balustrade.(CONTRIBUTING) #21 634 Cotton Ave. (JAMES BROOKS HOUSE ) ca. 1930-1935, FOLK STYLE, rectangular plan one story with gable front and ship lap siding, extended gable over front porch supported by square post. (CONTRIBUTING) #22. 642 Cotton Ave. (MYRTLE JONES HOUSE) ca. 1915-1920, CRAFTSMAN STYLE, rectangular plan one stoy house gable atop hip roof with split gable, ship lap siding. Note the typical Craftsman details , exposed roof rafters with unenclosed eaves, and tapered columns atop brick pedestals. (CONTRIBUTING) #23 716 Cotton Ave. ca. 1910-1915, FOLK NATIONAL, rectangular plan, one story house with gable sides, plain weatherboard siding, shed roof over porch supported by square columns. Note the symmetrical plan - central door flanked by one window to either side. (CONTRIBUTING) #25. 724 Cotton Ave. ca. 1905-1910, TWO ROOM WITH CENTRAL CHIMNEY, rectangular plan one story house with gable sides and shed roof over porch supported by square post, plain weatherboard siding. (CONTRIBUTING) NPS Form 10-900-a OHB No , 1024-0018 &*0* Expires 10-31-87 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form Continuation sheet____________________Item number 7__________Page 9 #28. 742 Cotton Ave. ca.1890-1895, FOLK VICTORIAN, rectangular plan one story building, gable side with central gable