Frances Snow Pryor House, Jefferson Street, Athens

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The outstanding feature of this Tennessee Valley mansion is the arched front porch rising to two storeys in height. The columns from which the arches spring are rect- angular in section and have the appearance of pilasters. Originally the small two-storey porch stood at the front. Downstairs is the great hall running through the house, with library and music rGom on one side, and dining room and parlor on the other. The main stairway is narrow, and boxed or enclosed. On the second floor are four bed rooms. The stairway to the square cupola or lantern is entered from the south front bed room. A slave kitchen, forty feet long, is connected with the main house by means of a short colonnade. A well-house lies off to the west of the main house and a one room office to the south.

This office has a "freestanding" chimney and a cast-iron porch of good design. The ironwork of the main building is cast-iron on the east and south sides, but wrought-iron on the north. The drawings show the designs to the very best advantage. Source of Material; E; Walter Burkhardt, District Administrator, HABS. Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama. (Revised and rewritten at HABS Headquarters. Feb. 12, -