Watson, Laura, House

Epes Rd., Gainesville, Alabama. County/parish: Sumter.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 03, 1985. NRIS 85002928.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Laura Watson House

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. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1985.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77835576

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