400 Government Street 1860 (Ketchum House-Cathedral Rectory)
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Markerman62
N 30° 41.324 W 088° 02.748
16R E 399836 N 3395573
About a ante-bellum mansion in downtown Mobile.
Waymark Code: WMNGZE
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member muddawber
Views: 8

Ante-bellum town mansion of W.H. Ketchum.
Commandeered as Headquarters of Union Army by General E.R.S.Canby, who occupied Mobile on April 12, 1865. Since 1906 used as Cathedral Rectory and home of the Bishop of Mobile.
Marker Name: 400 Government Street 1860 (Ketchum House-Cathedral Rectory)

Marker Type: Urban

Addtional Information::
http://andrewhopkinsart.blogspot.com/2010/10/ketchum-house-built-1860-mobile-alabama.html


Date Dedicated / Placed: 1978

Marker Number: None Listed

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