Colgin Hill Explained

Colgin Hill
Location:Off AL 39, Gainesville, Alabama
Coordinates:32.8111°N -88.1556°W
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:October 3, 1985
Refnum:85002924

Colgin Hill is a historic house in Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama. The one-story structure began as a log dogtrot house for William Colgin in 1832. The breezeway was enclosed, creating a center hall, and Greek Revival details added within a couple of decades of the initial construction. It serves as an example of the transition in Alabama from the frontier to a more refined society. Historians consider it to be the oldest extant building in Gainesville.[1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1985.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85002924}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Colgin Hill ]. September 5, 1985 . April 9, 2013 . National Park Service. See also: Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85002924|photos=y}} Accompanying photos].