The Helton Cottage is an early 19th century dwelling located in Greensboro, Alabama.[1] The house is one story with a modified pitched roof and circa 1840s lattice porch. The house began as a single room, possibly an outbuilding of the nearby Johnston-Torbet House.[2] The house was on a parcel belonging to Thomas Johnston in the 1830s. The property was subdivided and given to his daughter Caroline and her husband Dr. William Jones.[3] The Jones's children sold the house to Caleb Jones, a British immigrant who ran a jewelry store and was an amateur astronomer.[1] In 1905, the house was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. John Helton. Their tenure in the house led the community to call the house by its current name.
| The Helton Cottage | |
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| Coordinates | 32°42′10.1″N 87°35′37.0″W / 32.702806°N 87.593611°W |
The house is a rare surviving example of the Cottage orné architecture style seen in rural or semi rural settings.[4] The one level porch features lavish lattice work and raised panels, along with chamfered panels and pierced wooded porch supports.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places".
- ^ Hamilton, Virginia (1982). Seeing Historic Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-0000-7.
- ^ Yerby, William (1908). History of Greensboro. Northport, Alabama: Colonial Press. p. 186.
- ^ Gamble, Robert (1987). The Alabama Catalog. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press. p. 107. ISBN 0-8173-0148-8.
- ^ Mansell, Jeff (1992). Hale County Alabama: An Inventory of Significant and Historic Resources. Brierfield, Alabama: Cahaba Trace Commission. p. 108.
- ^ "1898 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map".