Moore-Webb-Holmes Plantation

Moore-Webb-Holmes Plantation
Nearest city Marion, Alabama
Coordinates 32°40′56″N 87°24′16″W / 32.68222°N 87.40444°W / 32.68222; -87.40444Coordinates: 32°40′56″N 87°24′16″W / 32.68222°N 87.40444°W / 32.68222; -87.40444
NRHP Reference # 11000566[1]
Added to NRHP August 24, 2011

The Moore-Webb-Holmes Plantation is a historic active plantation on Alabama State Route 14 near Marion, Perry County, Alabama. The plantation began with 80 acres (32 ha) in 1819 and gradually expanded to thousands of acres. Although the main house burned in 1927, the outbuildings, barns, overseers house, tenant quarters, and other buildings remain intact and preserved. It continues to operate as a working plantation and has been continuously owned by descendants of the original owner.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 2011.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Holmes, Jenny. "Moore-Webb-Holmes Plantation". Holmestead Company. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  3. "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/22/11 through 8/26/11". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved April 1, 2013.


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