Willis G. Clark House Explained

Willis G. Clark House
Nearest City:	Citronelle, Alabama
Coordinates:	31.0028°N -88.2094°W
Built:	1865
Architecture:	Greek Revival
Added:	January 25, 1990
Refnum:	89002454^[1]

The Willis G. Clark House (also known as Beaver Meadow) is a historic house located in Northern Mobile County, Alabama.

Description and history

The two-story Greek Revival style house was completed in 1865 for Willis Gaylord Clark. Clark, a native of New York, was a successful Mobile politician, businessman, author, and the editor of the Mobile Daily Advertiser.^{[2] [3]} He also served as a trustee of the University of Alabama, with the university's Clark Hall named in his honor. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 1990, due to its architectural significance.

Notes and References

1. Web site: NPS Focus . July 23, 2010 . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
2. Book: Doss, Harriet . Cotton City : Urban development in antebellum Mobile . 1985 . University of Alabama Press . Tuscaloosa . 978-0-8173-0218-4 . 65 .
3. Book: Owen, Thomas McAdory . History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography . Marie Bankhead Owen . 1921 . S.J. Clarke Publishing Company . Chicago . 1872130 . 3 . 336–339 .