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Davidson–Smitherman House

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house is notable as one of the only two best antebellum houses remaining in the county and as one of the two earliest and least altered houses built in Centreville by the city's leading builders, George Howard and Enoch Carson. The wood-frame structure is set over a full brick basement. The front
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The house remained in the Davidson family until 1869, when it was purchased by Thomas and Betty Smitherman. Thomas Smitherman was a prominent local attorney. Smitherman descendants retained the property until it was sold to William E. Henderson in 1963. He, in turn, sold it after two years to
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in what would become the city of Centreville during 1823. Davidson eventually amassed farmlands amounting to more than 2,000 acres (810 ha). His real estate was valued at $ 12,000 (~$ 341,219 in 2023) and he owned 98 slaves in 1850. By 1860, Davidson was the most extensive planter and
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facades, inset with 12 over 12 sash windows downstairs and 12 over 8 windows upstairs. The front facade features a full-width two-tiered porch with decorative brackets, while the rear features a one-story porch with brackets matching those on the front. The interior is arranged on a
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Charles L. Hollinsworth, who sold it to Gladys Pittman Leggett in 1972.
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The house was built in 1837 for Samuel Wilson Davidson, a native of
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
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The rear of the house, as seen from the driveway approach.
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Davidson–Smitherman House is located in Alabama
Davidson–Smitherman House is located in the United States
Centreville, Alabama
32°56′34″N 87°8′1″W / 32.94278°N 87.13361°W / 32.94278; -87.13361
87001552
plantation house
Centreville
Bibb County, Alabama
National Register of Historic Places
North Carolina
Cahaba River
Federal style
bay
center hall plan



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