Samuel R. Pitts Plantation
Pitts, Samuel R., Plantation | |
The Samuel R. Pitts Plantation in 2011 | |
Nearest city | Pittsview, Alabama |
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Area | 223 acres (90 ha) |
Built | 1846 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 92000819[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 25, 1992 |
Designated ARLH | August 16, 1991 |
The Samuel R. Pitts Plantation, also known as the Greenwood Plantation or the William J. Benton House, is a historic house on a plantation in Pittsview, Alabama, U.S..
History
[edit]The house was erected in 1846 for Dr. John Benson Henry.[2] It was later purchased by Samuel Eberharts.
The house was purchased by Samuel Rutherford Pitts in 1874.[2] After he died, his brother Henry Bragg Pitts moved into the house with his family, and it was later inherited by his daughter Evelyn, who lived there with her husband Richard Malcolm Mitchell.[2] After her husband died in the 1930s, Evelyn lived in the house with her three unmarried sisters; they were joined by their brother in 1961.[2]
The house was purchased by William R. Benson Sr. in 1989.[2]
Architectural significance
[edit]The house was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 25, 1992.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Samuel R. Pitts Plantation". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Pitts, Samuel R., Plantation". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
- Greek Revival architecture in Alabama
- Houses completed in 1846
- Houses in Russell County, Alabama
- Plantations in Alabama
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
- National Register of Historic Places in Russell County, Alabama
- Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
- Alabama Registered Historic Place stubs
- Alabama building and structure stubs
- United States plantation stubs