The Old Rock House is a historic house in Harpersville, Alabama. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 2006. It is located 1 mile southeast of Harpersville at the end of a farm lane on the northern side of U.S. Route 280. The house is built of local grey granite and limestone.[2] The house was previously listed on the Historic American Buildings Survey.[3] The Old Rock House is the only surviving example of an early stone dwelling in Alabama.[4]
See also
Gallery
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Rear of house -
Fireplace
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Old Rock House" (PDF). Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "1. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, May 11, 1935 FRONT (S) AND EAST SIDE - The Rock House, U.S. Route 280 (State Route 38), Harpersville, Shelby County, AL". Loc.gov. May 11, 1935. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ Gamble, Robert (Spring 2004). "The Old Rock House". Alabama Heritage. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama.
