The Wesley Plattenburg House is a historic house in Selma, Alabama. Featuring a unique combination of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles, it was completed in 1842 for Wesley Plattenburg.[2] Plattenburg was born on April 13, 1803, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He had relocated to Selma and had assumed the occupation of tailor by 1829. He became a successful merchant and served on the city council of Selma for many years.[3]
The house was once at the center of a 2,200-acre (890 ha) plantation that Plattenburg inherited from a close friend, Mr. Wood, upon his death. Plattenburg took up the vocation of planter after receiving the property.[3] The house is one of the few structures remaining in the city that is identifiable on a map of the Battle of Selma. The city eventually grew to completely encompass the site.[2] The house was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on March 22, 1991, and to the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 1993.[1][4] It was listed on Alabama's Places in Peril in 2005.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Plattenburg House". Alabama's Preservation Scorecard. Alabama Historical Commission. October 6, 2011.
- ^ a b Hardy, John (1879). Selma: Her Institutions and Her Men. Selma, Alabama. p. 190.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. May 31, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-709, "Dr. Kirkpatrick House, 601 Washington Street, Selma, Dallas County, AL", 3 photos
