McAdory Plantation House - Bessemer, Alabama
N 33° 22.470 W 086° 57.684
16S E 503590 N 3692805
The McAdory Plantation House, a cotton plantation house, was built around 1840 on a 2000-acre estate by Thomas McAdory, Jr. McAdory's descendants born in this home included the first mayor of Bessemer, AL and the founder of the Alabama State Archives
Waymark Code: WM1W08
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2007
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The McAdory Plantation House was built around 1840 on an estate of about 2,000 acres by Thomas McAdory, Jr. The pioneer architect constructed the dog-trot style house from numbered hand-hewn logs and wooden pegs. Descendants of the builder who were born in the home included Robert McAdory, who became the first mayor of the City of Bessemer, and Dr. Thomas M. Owen, who was one of the founders of the Alabama State Archives and Department of History, the first state archives in the
United States.
Currently the McAdory ‘Boys Cabin’ is being returned to its original appearance by the Society. The separate structure was built as additional rooms for the McAdory family’s boys in the nineteenth century. Later, in the twentieth century, it was modified to be a rental structure with an updated appearance.
The main McAdory structure was donated to the Society by McAdory family members in the 1970’s. The Boys Cabin was donated in the late 1990’s by the same family.
Also, interestingly, the site is bordered on two sides by the smallest Federal Wildlife Preserve in the United States.
Link to the Homestead: [Web Link]
History if no Link:
Circa 1841.
Frame house, horizontal siding; 1 story, rectangular, gabled roof, stone exterior end chimneys, shed porch, original dog-trot now enclosed. Similar guesthouse nearby with recent shingling.
Additional Parking or Point of Interest: Not Listed
Structure Type: Not listed
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