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Whitman–Cobb House

Coordinates: 34°54′13″N 86°25′45″W / 34.90361°N 86.42917°W / 34.90361; -86.42917
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Whitman–Cobb House
The house in February 2012
Whitman–Cobb House is located in Alabama
Whitman–Cobb House
Whitman–Cobb House is located in the United States
Whitman–Cobb House
LocationWinchester Rd., New Market, Alabama
Coordinates34°54′13″N 86°25′45″W / 34.90361°N 86.42917°W / 34.90361; -86.42917
Area5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Builtc. 1861 (1861)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.82002057[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 18, 1982

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.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Jones, Harvie P.; Barry Loveland; Ellen Mertins (October 6, 1981). "Whitman–Cobb House". National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 13, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on June 13, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014.