Pratt Homesite - Prattville, AL
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N 32° 27.620 W 086° 28.782
16S E 548898 N 3591581
When Daniel Pratt moved to the area around Autauga Creek, he not only built a factory to produce cotton gins but also built an impressive home for his family.
Waymark Code: WMFYMJ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2012
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Daniel Pratt moved to what is now Prattville in the 1830s to use the power of Autauga Creek to build cotton gins. He laid out the community which became Prattville as well as building other factories. A master carpenter, he also designed and built his own home.
This marker is located on Bridge Street, near the intersection with Gin Shop Hill Road. The text of the marker reads:
Pratt Homesite
Circa 1842
Daniel Pratt, Prattville's founding father, constructed an imposing home and garden within a quarter-mile of this site on Autauga Creek, near his industrial complex. The large home was designed and erected by Pratt himself, a noted architect/builder.
The white frame house featured New England architectural elements characteristic of Pratt's style and incorporated a narrow, two-story portico and balcony. Pratt also added an art gallery to the home displaying paintings by George Cooke, a southern artist supported by Pratt.
The grape vineyard on the hillside behind the house provided wine for entertaining in the Pratt home.
Erected during the 1999 Daniel Pratt "Alabama Year of Industry" Celebration
in Honor of Daniel Pratt's 200th Birthday
by the Autauga County Heritage Association
Alabama Historical Association
1999
Marker Name: Pratt Homesite / Circa 1842
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
The Pratt house was torn down in the 1960s so the corporate successor to his company could build an office building.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1999
Marker Number: None
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