Laura Watson House
Historic house in Alabama, United States
United States historic place
Laura Watson House | |
32°48′52″N 88°9′11″W / 32.81444°N 88.15306°W / 32.81444; -88.15306 | |
| Area | less than one acre |
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| Built | 1900 (1900) |
| MPS | Gainesville MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002928[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 3, 1985 |
The Laura Watson House was a historic house in Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama. The one-story, wood frame, spraddle roof house was built for Laura Watson and her son, Booker, circa 1900. It was significant as a surviving example of what was once a typical type of dwelling for small African American freeholders in Alabama.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1985.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Laura Watson House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 12, 2013. See also: "Accompanying photos".
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National Register of Historic Places in Sumter County, Alabama
- Gainesville Historic District
- Main–Yankee Street Historic District
- Dr. James Alvis Beavers House
- Coffin Shop
- Colgin Hill
- Fort Tombecbe
- Gibbs House
- Col. Green G. Mobley House
- Oakhurst
- Park and Bandstand
- Sumter County Courthouse
- Dr. H. B. Ward House
- Laura Watson House
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