| Cedar Grove Plantation | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Location: | near Faunsdale, Alabama, United States |
| Coordinates: | 32.4479°N -87.5758°W |
| Built: | 1848[1] [2] |
| Architecture: | Greek Revival |
| Added: | 13 July 1993 |
| Refnum: | 93000599[3] |
| Mpsub: | Plantation Houses of the Alabama Canebrake and Their Associated Outbuildings Multiple Property Submission[4] |
| Nocat: | yes |
Cedar Grove Plantation, also known as the Charles Walker House, is a Greek Revival plantation house located near Faunsdale, Marengo County, Alabama.[3] It is notable in having been the residence of Nicola Marschall for a brief period while the Walker family owned the property.[1] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 13 July 1993 as a part of the Plantation Houses of the Alabama Canebrake and Their Associated Outbuildings Multiple Property Submission.
The house had its beginnings in 1830 with the construction of a two-story log house by Dougal and Malcolm McAlpin, two brothers from Scotland.[1] In 1848, Charles and Margaret Walker purchased the property and hired a builder from Virginia, Theophilus Fowler, to begin construction of the main house. The house served as the center of the large plantation, Charles Walker owned 154 slaves in 1860.[5] The former log house is believed to have been incorporated into the main house to become the dining room and a bedroom. The house remained under construction until 1858.[1]
Nicola Marschall was a friend of the Walker family and lived with them briefly at their home. The two-story schoolhouse behind the main house is believed to have been used by him as a studio during his time there. This schoolhouse served as a school for children in the area until 1925. The house remained in the Walker family until 1982.[1]
The house is a two-story frame structure with a gabled roof and double veranda.[2] It is built in a vernacular Greek Revival style. The original porch was altered in 1915 from a one-story design with simple turned wooden columns, spanned by arched latticework, to the multi-level configuration with paneled box columns seen today.[1]