Jonathan Bass House Museum - Leeds, Alabama
N 33° 32.447 W 086° 33.493
16S E 541016 N 3711328
This marker is located in front of an historic homestead along an old stagecoach trail and converted into a museum by the Leeds Historical Society.
Waymark Code: WM2RKC
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 12/14/2007
Views: 72
The inscription reads:
JONATHAN BASS HOUSE MUSEUM
Circa 1863
Jonathan Bass was born January 30, 1837 in Jefferson County. His father arrived in Jefferson County in 1816 and Jonathan was a life-long resident. Although the Bass House was under construction as early as 1863, Jonathan left the farm to join the Confederate Army in 1861. He finished the front two rooms when he returned from the war. Ruteria Watson married Jonathan on December 6, 1865. They built their home and left their descendants an uncommon example of architecture in unusual decorative elements of wood graining in he front parlor and stenciling on the ceiling of the Great Hall. The painted ceiling design in the Men's Parlor that depicts a billiard table is a rare feature in American Architecture, unique for its time and place.
Marker Name: Jonathan Bass House Museum
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
The Bass Museum contains displays depicting the historic of the Leeds area and is one of several projects supported my the Leeds Historical Society.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2006
Marker Number: Not listed
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