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Jack Rowe House, Brown's Ferry Road vicinity, Athens

Jack Rowe House, Brown's Ferry Road vicinity, Athens, Limestone County, AL. Surveyed as HABS ALA,42-ATH.V,1-, with a 201-word written history.

From the record

“Jack Rowe House, Brown's Ferry Road vicinity, Athens, Limestone County, AL”

Survey record header. Machine-read text.

Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS ALA,42-ATH.V,1- · the record runs 201 words · one of 17 surveyed structures published for this county.

Sources: the survey record at the Library of Congress

Present Owner

147 words

Source document Quoted word for word from HABS ALA,42-ATH.V,1-. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.

J. B. Hardiman. Previous Owners; Luke Matthews. John B. Mcgleliand. A. J. Rowe. J. B. Eardiman. Date of Erection; Architect; Unknown Builder; William Parham. Present Condition; Good. Number of Stories; Two. Materials of Gonstructlon; Two story "brick masonry. Other Existing Records; HAB5 AUA- 343 ALfl Page 2. 4 3. A-rx.v Additional Data: In the west chimney was struck "fey lightning, it angled across the room on a wiise and ruined one window easing* The "brick seemed unharmed except a crack in the chimney, This house was "built hy Luke Matthews, later sold to John B. McClelland in who sold same to A* J* Howe in it remained in his family until when a son-in-law J. B. Haidiman purchased and still owns it. Source _ft Material; J, E* Hardiman# Athens, Alabama Compiled by; Catherine tfloyd.

Auburn, Alabama* Approved; B. Walter Burkhardt, A, P. I* Auhurn, Alabama. # Dates

In context

Athens, Alabama The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town.
Limestone County, Alabama 86 topographic sheets across the county.
Library of Congress record The original filed report as the survey filed it.

Also surveyed in Athens

12 records

The federal surveyors worked through Athens building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.

SheetStructure SurveyReport
Athens CollegeHABS ALA,42-ATH,1-448 words
Frances Snow Pryor HouseHABS ALA,42-ATH,2-417 words
Beaty-Mason HouseHABS ALA,42-ATH,4-339 words
Old Masonic HallHABS ALA,42-ATH,3-315 words
Governor George S. Houston HouseHABS ALA,42-ATH,6-275 words
Jones-Coman-Westmoreland HouseHABS ALA,42-ATH,11-201 words
The CedarsHABS ALA,42-ATH,12-44 words
Pettus HouseHABS ALA,42-ATH,5-44 words
Judge William Harrison Walker HouseHABS ALA,42-ATH,9-40 words
Dr. R. H. Richardson HouseHABS ALA,42-ATH,8-39 words
Father Robert Donnell HouseHABS ALA,42-ATH,7-37 words
Vining-Wood-Vasser HouseHABS ALA,42-ATH,10-21 words

Provenance

  • Written history. Quoted verbatim from HABS ALA,42-ATH.V,1-. United States federal work, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Text capture. Machine-read from the scanned typescript filed with the survey, so spelling and spacing follow the original page.
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