Whitman–Cobb House Explained

Whitman–Cobb House
Location:Winchester Rd., New Market, Alabama
Coordinates:34.9036°N -86.4292°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Greek Revival, Federal
Added:January 18, 1982
Refnum:82002057

The Whitman–Cobb House is a historic residence in New Market, Alabama. It was built circa 1861 in a Greek Revival style with Federal and Adamesque details. The two-story house is rectangular with an ell off the rear on one side. Originally, a porch separated the house from a detached kitchen, but it was torn down and replaced around 1955 with a one-story addition containing three rooms and a garage. The three-bay façade has a one-story pedimented porch, which replaced a two-story porch in the 1940s. The main entrance is double doors flanked by sidelights and topped with a transom. Windows on the façade are nine-over-nine sashes flanked by narrow two-over-two sashes. The house has three chimneys on the gable ends; the northwest chimney is inside the clapboard siding.[1]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jones. Harvie P.. Barry Loveland. Ellen Mertins. [{{NRHP url|id=82002057}} Whitman–Cobb House ]. National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form. National Park Service. June 13, 2014. October 6, 1981. https://www.webcitation.org/6QJUHKd08?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/text/82002057.pdf. June 13, 2014. live. See also: Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82002057|photos=y}} Accompanying photos]. June 13, 2014. https://www.webcitation.org/6QJUIBJaG?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/photos/82002057.pdf. June 13, 2014. live.