Moore-Whatley House, Moore's Mill Road, Auburn

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This "Greek Revival" residence is interesting because it shows the kind of small plain house found in east-central Alabama. The house is one storey high, raised on high brick piers. A hallway runs through the center of the house with a bed room and a living room on either side. Formerly a covered passageway on the South led off to a dining room and kitchen. ' The use of wainscot on the front porch is un- usual. 1. The chimneys are not drawn in correct proportion on the drawings as may be seen by comparing the photo- graphs and drawings. 2, A cottage illustrated in plate 150 in Howard Major's "Domestic Architecture of the Early American Repub- lic" also has a wainscoted porch. Source, of Material: E. Walter Burkhardt, District Administrator, HABS.

Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama. (Revised at HABS Headquarters Feb. 11, - (Original sheet in field notebook) <c mi- rage 2. Project MOGM-WHATLET HOUSE 3 miles s*e. of Auburn, Alabama HISTORICAL DATA: Built about Ownership: rin Moore built this plantation home. Edward Hurd purchased home and part of plantation. F* J* Whatley married Edward Hur&'s daughters and today he own^s this house* Present Occupants: Negro Tenants. ThQ Original Plantation: Consisted of 16, 000 acres of land* Orin Moore was a wealthy plantation owner. He had many ' slaves to work his acres of land. After the war he lost nis slaves, and with them the value of the land. Graaually the acre plantation was divided between members of his family or portions of it were sold.

3?oday the plantation consists of just a few hundred aores, together with the old dilapidated house* Source of Material: LIrs. Alma Whatley, Auburn, Alabama*