Jonathan Bass House - Leeds, Alabama
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Scooter Bill
N 33° 32.447 W 086° 33.493
16S E 541016 N 3711328
Built in the 1860's, the Jonathan Bass house is located along a historic stagecoach route and is owned and operated by the Leeds Historical Society as a local history museum.
Waymark Code: WM3234
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Team Farkle 7
Views: 20

Jonathan Bass was born January 30, 1837 in Jefferson County. His father arrived in Jefferson County in 1816 and Jonathan was a life-long resident. Although the Bass House was under construction as early as 1863, Jonathan left the farm to join the Confederate Army in 1861. He finished the front two rooms when he returned from the war. Ruteria Watson married Jonathan on December 6, 1865. They built their home and left their descendants an uncommon example of architecture in unusual decorative elements of wood graining in he front parlor and stenciling on the ceiling of the Great Hall. The painted ceiling design in the Men's Parlor that depicts a billiard table is a rare feature in American Architecture, unique for its time and place.
Link to the Homestead: [Web Link]

History if no Link: Not listed

Additional Parking or Point of Interest: Not Listed

Structure Type: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
A clear picture of the Homestead, Marker or Plaque taken by you. And if you like a picture of you and GPS at the marker.
No Copyrighted images please.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Homesteads
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
hummerstation visited Jonathan Bass House - Leeds, Alabama 12/07/2011 hummerstation visited it
MandiOMara wrote comment for Jonathan Bass House - Leeds, Alabama 11/30/2009 MandiOMara wrote comment for it

View all visits/logs