Kirk House - Axis, Alabama
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N 30° 55.859 W 088° 01.674
16R E 401797 N 3422405
The Kirk family beginnings in the area started with saw mills. Ancestors still live in the house and it is open for events and tours.
Waymark Code: WM18BFX
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2023
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Marker text:
The house was designed and constructed by Donald Kirk in 1914 for his parents Charles Martin and Mary Harding Kirk. He studied civil engineering at Auburn University and graduated from Columbia University's School of Mines in 1910. The house is an excellent representative of American Craftsman architecture. Original exterior features include the terra cotta tile roof, wraparound porch, windows, doors, land- scaped yard and gardens. Interior features include original wooden trim, doors, floors, mantles, plaster walls and ceilings.
The Kirk family settled here in the early 1900s. In 1905, they were instrumental in naming the community Axis, which came from a list of available US Postal Service names. The saw mills along with timber and satsuma cultivation helped the community grow to include a two-room school, church, packing house, train depot, general store and post office. The reduced lumber business, Great Depression and World War I all led to the community's decline. By the end of World War II very few original settlers were left in Axis, but the community has continued to this day.
The house was listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 2009.
Marker Name: Kirk House
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Alabama Historical Commission.
Date Dedicated / Placed: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
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