See also: Winston Place (Valley Head, Alabama).
| Oakhurst | |
| Location: | Gainesville-Lacy's Ford Rd. approx. 3 mi. SW of AL 116, Emelle, Alabama |
| Coordinates: | 32.78°N -88.2692°W |
| Architecture: | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| Added: | January 6, 1987 |
| Refnum: | 86003563 |
| Designated Other1: | ARLH |
| Designated Other1 Date: | January 14, 1980 |
Oakhurst, also known as Winston Place and Mitchell Place, is a historic house near Emelle, Sumter County, Alabama. The two-story wood-frame house was built for Augustus Anthony Winston, a banker and cotton factor from Mobile, in 1854. The Greek Revival-style structure is five bays wide, with a one-story porch spanning the entire width of the primary facade. A bracketed cornice atop the entablature wraps around the entire house. It reflects the influence of the Italianate-style. This architectural combination, sometimes referred to as a "bracketed Greek Revival" style, was popular in Alabama from the 1850s to 1890s.[1]
The house was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on January 14, 1980, and to the National Register of Historic Places on January 6, 1987.