Stine House, 407 West Second Street, Tuscumbia

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Annibel Stine. Previous Owners; William Smoot. Isaac E. Young. Priscilla Smoot. Rosa Helden Stine. Annibel Stine* Date of Sreotion; Architect; Unknownl Builder: William Smoot. Present Condition; Poor. Number of Stories: Two. Materials of Construction: Part is two story frame; part is one story frame; pitched roof; small porches. Other Existing Records: HA85 ALA ALA- 349 n - Tu * w Page 2. Additional Data; This house was erected "by William Smoot, the first contractor to locate in Tuscumbia. Between and a lean-to porch and dining room were added, which extended across,the entire width of the house on back; these were removed in In there was built on the right of the house(it faced North) a store-room and bath-room between two cistern- houses.

Between these and the main house there was an alley atfoafcofour feet wide, where there were two filters for the water to run in the cisterns, one cistern held 50 and the other 300 of water. This entire section was fcorn away in together with a 30 X 30 kitchen which was about 10 feet to the south. This kitchen had a large open fire place, and the back window was about thirty inches high and 120 inches long. Along by this window was a built-in to fit, table, two fourteen inch plank wide, and had three sets of legs, one at each end and one in the middle, there were two doors one to the front and one to the rear; between two 2-sash windows on each side of the large chimney were large shelves.

There was a flu-hole for stove, which may have been added after The kitchen was built prior to the time the main house was, and in it lived William Smoot and his wife Elizabeth Parrot (loker) Smoot, with at least five of his ten children. Between and the brick smoke-house was built which is still in very good condition, '^-here was, during these early years an ice house , negrfc quarters, a lock room and an office. The office was torn away in it was one large bed-room about 15 X 25 feet, with a long porch extending across the entire front; there was a chimney and fire place at the east end.

The negro quarters were used as a barn after the Civil War* The main haase was the only one in the west part of town to withstand the storm of eight persons were killed in the home next door tdi this one. On the night of Apiil 5, Annibel Stine owner of this home was asleep in the only room that was undisturbed by the storm which blew off the roofing and portions of the decking , which made way for the rain to ruin the two upper rooms and parlor and hall down-stairs. HAsBS ALA- 349 ALA Page 3. 7- Additional Data; (cont d) Up until about this entire place was fenced in, a five foot picket fence in front, and taller fences all around the baifc . In the back yard is a hn.ge pecan tree that was planted by Smoot, it many bushels of pecans ea ta. year. # Source of Material; Annibel Stine.

fuscumbia, Alabama. Compiled by; Catherine floyd. Auburn, Alabama, Approved: B. Walter Burfchardt, A. P. If Aub urn, Alabama Date; May 10,