Dr. William E. Murphey House

	Dr. William E. Murphey House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
	Dr. William E. Murphey House in 1985
Nearest city	Trinity, Alabama
Coordinates	34°38′38″N 87°5′53″W / 34.64389°N 87.09806°W
Area	163 acres (66 ha)
Built	1824
Architectural style	Tidewater Cottage
MPS	Tidewater Cottages in the Tennessee Valley TR
NRHP reference No.	86001547
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 9, 1986
Designated ARLH	April 16, 1985

The Dr. William E. Murphey House was a historic residence near Trinity, Alabama, United States. The house was built around 1824 by George Murphey, a settler from North Carolina. The house eventually passed to his son, William. It was a Tidewater cottage with a hall and parlor layout, common in Murhpey's native North Carolina but rare in North Alabama.^[3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1] It was destroyed by a tornado on April 27, 2011.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
^ "ALABAMA REGISTER OF LANDMARKS & HERITAGE" (PDF). ahc.alabama.gov. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
^ Gamble, Robert S.; Tom Dolan (October 1985). "Dr. William E. Murphey House". Tidewater Cottages in the Tennessee Valley. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
^ "Preservation Report" (PDF). Alabama Historical Commission. July–August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2014.

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