Barton Hall (Alabama)
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Barton Hall
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HABS photo of Barton Hall, taken in 1935.
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| Location | Cherokee, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 34°45′8.98″N 88°0′12.02″W / 34.7524944°N 88.0033389°WCoordinates: 34°45′8.98″N 88°0′12.02″W / 34.7524944°N 88.0033389°W |
| Built | 1840 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 73000337 |
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| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1973 |
| Designated NHL | November 7, 1973 |
Barton Hall, also known as the Cunningham Plantation, is an antebellum plantation house built for Armstead Barton in the 1840s near present day Cherokee, Alabama. The home is located south of US 72 and east of the Natchez Trace Parkway, in the former town of Buzzard Roost.
The National Park Service describes the home as an unusually sophisticated Greek Revival-style plantation house with small Doric entrance and limestone-paved rear courtyard. The interior contains a stairway that ascends in a series of double flights and bridge-like landings to an observatory on the rooftop that offers views of the plantation.
The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.
In November 2008, the famous photographer Charles Moore captured his final documented images on this property.
Because the home has remained a private residence since being declared a National Historic Landmark, it is not open to the public.
View of the stairwell, up to the observatory.
Stair treatment on the west side of the main hall.
The front entrance porch.
View of the rear courtyard.
Pocket doors between the parlors.
Window treatment in living room.
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