Smith-Joseph-Stratton House
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N 32° 22.443 W 086° 18.276
16S E 565416 N 3582110
Italianate cottage located at the corner of Alabama and McDonough Streets which was home to Pickett Chauncy Smith, former Mayor E. B. Joseph and Judge Evans Stratton.
Waymark Code: WMDCXG
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2011
Views: 6
Italianate cottage which is the only surviving residence of former Mayor E. B. Joseph. It was built c. 1855 by Pickett Chauncy Smith, a merchant in antebellum Montgomery, and father-in-law of E. B. Joseph, who occupied the house from 1880 to 1885. Joseph served on the City Council for six years and was Mayor from 1899-1903. He helped develop Highland Park, Montgomery's first suburb, and was president of Montgomery's streetcar system, the first electric system in the United States. From 1913 to 1921 the house was occupied by Judge Asa Evans Stratton. The home was restored 1984 and is now home to a law office.
Street address:
302 Alabama Street
Montgomery, AL USA
County / Borough / Parish: Montgomery
Year listed: 1985
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Historic function: Domestic in the areas of Politics/Government, Transportation, Architecture
Current function: Law Office
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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