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Grey Columns

Grey Columns

United States historic place

Grey Columns, at 399 Old Montgomery Rd. in Tuskegee, Alabama, was built as a plantation house from 1854 to 1857.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It now serves as the home of the president of Tuskegee University.

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It was built by William Varner principally in Greek Revival style, but with elements of the Italianate. It has an octagonal cupola. It was built at the center of a 5,000 acres (20 km2) cotton plantation.[2]

The listing also includes a contributing structure,[1] which is an addition built around 1920. Former outbuildings and slave quarters are no longer present.[2]

It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934 and in 1978.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. [2]
    David Arbogast (April 16, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Grey Columns". National Park Service. Retrieved January 20, 2021. With accompanying six photos from 1978


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