Whitman, Edward Fenns, House - Boaz, AL
N 34° 12.047 W 086° 09.797
16S E 577088 N 3784734
The Edward Fenns Whitman House is a historic residence in Boaz, Alabama. The house was built in 1924.
Waymark Code: WM11QHY
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 12/03/2019
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The Edward Fenns Whitman House is a historic residence in Boaz, Alabama. The house was built in 1924 by E. F. Whitman, a businessman who has served as Boaz's first mayor in 1896. Whitman was heavily involved in manufacturing development in the new town, and owned interests in a cottonseed oil mill, a fertilizer plant, an ice plant, a cotton mill which produced twine, and petitioned for a new highway (later replaced by U.S. 431) to be routed through Boaz. In 1924, he replaced his original frame house with a brick Craftsman-style home designed by prominent Birmingham architect William Leslie Welton. Built at the height of the Craftsman movement, its tiled roof and porch with heavy brick piers, exposed rafter ends, and rectilinear fireplace mantles are all representative of the style. Whitman sold the house in 1939; it was purchased by Dr. Marston Hunt in 1942 who was one of the founders of the Boaz-Albertville Hospital in 1956. The house was sold in 1992 and converted into a bed and breakfast hotel. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
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The house now appears to be a private residence. There is no Bed and Breakfast sign and a Google search finds no Bed and Breakfast hotels in Boaz. This makes sense because the huge outlet shopping center in Boaz is now closed.
Street address: 200 Thomas Ave Boaz, AL USA 35957
County / Borough / Parish: Marshall County
Year listed: 1997
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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