NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name of Property \ historic name Forks of Cypress other names/site number Jackson, James, House 2. Location street & number on Jackson Rd. approx. 1.5 miles NW of Cox Creek Pkwy.. above the forks of Cypress Creek city or town Florence_______________________________ vicinity x Not for publication state Alabama code AL county Lauderdale code 077 zip code 35630 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this _x_ nomination __ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property _£_ meets __ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant __ nationally __ statewide JMocally. ( _. ^e^popSnualion sheet for additional comments.) / / ^ 8/21/97 Signature orcertifying official Date Alabama Historical Commission (State Historic Preservation Office)______ State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property __ meets __ does not meet the National Register criteria. (__ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby Certify that this property is: ^(entered in the National Register [ ] See continuation sheet. [ ] determined eligible for the National Register [ ]See continuation sheet. [ ] determined not eligible for the National Register [ ] removed from the National Register [ ] other (explain): ___________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action USDI/NPS Registration Form Property Name Forks of Cypress County and State Lauderdate County, Alabama Page #2 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check only one box.) (Check as many boxes as apply.) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing Noncontributing [x] private [ ] building(s) ___ ___ buildings [ ] public-local [ ] district 1 sites [ ] public-state [xjsite structures [ ] public-Federal [ ] structure objects [ ] object " Total Number of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property fisting.) listed in the National Register N/A N/A___________ 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Cat: domestic_____________ Sub: single dwelling Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Cat: vacant/not in use__________ Sub: ruin 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Earlv Classical Revival ______________ Materials (Enter categories from instructions) foundation brick, limestone______ roof N/A walls N/A other brick Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition on continuation sheet/s.) NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number ——— Page ——— SUPPLEMENTARY LISTING RECORD NRIS Reference Number: 97001166 Date Listed: 10/10/97 Forks of Cypress Lauderdale ALABAMA Property Name County State N/A ____________________________________ Multiple Name This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in accordance with the attached nomination documentation subject to the following exceptions, exclusions, or amendments, notwithstanding the National Park Service certification included in the nomination documentation. L0^Signatuace of the Keeper Date of Action Amended Items in Nomination: Section No. 8 This nomination is amended to show Social History as the appropriate area of significance, as indicated in the text. Architecture is deleted. These changes have been confirmed with the Alabama SHPO. DISTRIBUTION: National Register property file Nominating Authority (without nomination attachment) USDI/NPS Registration Form Property Name Forks of Cypress County and State Lauderdale County, Alabama Page #3 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark 'V in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing) X A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. __ B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. __ C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. __ D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) N/A __ A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. __ B removed from its original location. __ C a birthplace or a grave. __ D a cemetery. __ E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. __ F a commemorative property. __ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Architecture___________ ____________________ Period of Significance c. 1825-30 Significant Dates c. 1825-30 Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) N/A Cultural Affiliation N/A__________ Architect/Builder Nichols. William Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS) Primary location of additional data: __ preliminary determination of individual listing M State Historic Preservation Office (36 CFR 67) has been requested. [ ] Other state agency __ previously listed in the National Register [ j Federal agency __ previously determined eligible by the National [ ] Local government Register [ ] University __ designated a National Historic Landmark [ ] Other X recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository # AL-375_____ __ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # USDI/NPS Registration Form Property Name Forks of Cypress County and State Lauderdale Co., AL Page #4 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property approximately 33 acres___ UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 1lfi 433500 3856080 31§ 433880 3855690 216. 433720 3856150 41fi 433500 3855690 __ See continuation sheet. Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title Johnathan A. Farris/Survev Coordinator & Trina Binklev/NR Coordinator organization Alabama Historical Commission___________________ date Mav2.1997_______ street & number 468 South Perrv Street______________________ telephone (334)242-3184 city or town Montgomery_________________________ state Alabama zip code 36130-0900 asiaraaaasssssaaaaiasgaaaaasassisssssgasriasaasgsssarssaaisssasgas^ssasssssssgssisssssssssgsasasssagasaaraisa;; Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) name Dr. & Mrs. Rickv Irons and Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert R. Melson street & number c/o 409 North Cedar Street and c/o2129 Helton Drive____ telephone (205) 766-3062 and 718-3200 city or town Florence______________________ state Alabama zip code 35630_______ NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section 7 Page 1 Name of property: Forks of Cypress County and state: Lauderdate County, Alabama VII. DESCRIPTION The Forks of Cypress ruins, the remains of an exceptional Alabama plantation house dating from c. 1825-1830, consists today of a series of twenty-three brick columns, arranged as a peristyle, resting on a limestone stylobate. A brick foundation with brick and limestone lined light wells and a brick lined cellar with a later poured concrete floor mark the former location of the house within the peristyle. Brick paving occupies the area between the colonnade and the foundations. The ruins crown the level top of a gentle slope at the confluence of the Big Cypress and Little Cypress creeks. The surrounding countryside consists largely of tree-lined open fields with a few trees scattered in the immediate vicinity of the site. The rolling agricultural land to the south of the house probably closely resembles the historic pastoral setting of the ruins within the horse farm of James Jackson,