Magnolia Grove (Greensboro, Alabama)
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Magnolia Grove
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Front elevation of Magnolia Grove in 2010, by Carol M. Highsmith
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| Location | W end of Main St., Greensboro, Alabama, United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°42′18″N 87°36′39″W / 32.70500°N 87.61083°WCoordinates: 32°42′18″N 87°36′39″W / 32.70500°N 87.61083°W |
| Built | 1840 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 73000345 |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1973 |
Magnolia Grove is a historic Greek Revival mansion in Greensboro, Alabama. The house was named for the 15-acre (6.1 ha) grove of Southern magnolias in which it stands. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1973, due to its architectural and historical significance. It now serves as a historic house museum and is operated by the Alabama Historical Commission.
Magnolia Grove was built in 1840 for Isaac Croom and his wife, Sarah Pearson Croom. Croom was a lawyer and planter from Lenoir County, North Carolina and one of the contributing founders of The University of the South at Sewanee. Sarah was the sister of Richmond Mumford Pearson, a prominent pro-Union politician and Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Isaac Croom died in 1863, with Sarah following him in 1878. They left no living children, so the estate passed to Sarah C. Pearson, the daughter of Richmond Mumford Pearson. Sarah Pearson married to James M. Hobson, also of North Carolina. James Hobson would eventually serve as probate judge of Hale County for over twenty years. The Hobson family moved to Greensboro and raised four sons and three daughters at Magnolia Grove.
The Hobson's most famous offspring was Richmond Pearson Hobson, a naval hero of the Spanish–American War who would later serve as a U.S. Representative from Alabama. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1933 for his actions aboard the USS Merrimac during the Spanish-American War and in 1934, by special act of the United States Congress, he was advanced to Naval Constructor with a rank of Rear Admiral.
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