Dry Fork Plantation, also known as James Asbury Tait House, is a historic plantation house in Coy, Alabama. The two-story wood-frame house was built between 1832 and 1834 in a vernacular interpretation of Federal style architecture.[1] It was built for James Asbury Tait by two enslaved African Americans, Hezekiah and Elijah. The floor plan is centered on a hall that separates four rooms, two on each side, on both floors. Tait recorded in his daybook that the house required 25,000 board feet (59 m3) of lumber, the roof was covered with 6,000 wooden shingles, and the chimneys and foundation required 12,000 bricks, made from clay on the plantation. Dry Fork is one of the oldest houses still standing in Wilcox County and remains in the Tait family.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 26, 1999, with the name of Dry Forks Plantation.[1]
fork, plantation, also, known, james, asbury, tait, house, historic, plantation, house, alabama, story, wood, frame, house, built, between, 1832, 1834, vernacular, interpretation, federal, style, architecture, built, james, asbury, tait, enslaved, african, ame. Dry Fork Plantation also known as James Asbury Tait House is a historic plantation house in Coy Alabama The two story wood frame house was built between 1832 and 1834 in a vernacular interpretation of Federal style architecture 1 It was built for James Asbury Tait by two enslaved African Americans Hezekiah and Elijah The floor plan is centered on a hall that separates four rooms two on each side on both floors Tait recorded in his daybook that the house required 25 000 board feet 59 m3 of lumber the roof was covered with 6 000 wooden shingles and the chimneys and foundation required 12 000 bricks made from clay on the plantation Dry Fork is one of the oldest houses still standing in Wilcox County and remains in the Tait family 2 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 26 1999 with the name of Dry Forks Plantation 1 Dry Forks PlantationU S National Register of Historic PlacesFront portico of Dry Fork in 1939Show map of AlabamaShow map of the United StatesNearest cityCoy AlabamaCoordinates31 54 7 N 87 21 39 W 31 90194 N 87 36083 W 31 90194 87 36083Built1834ArchitectHezekiah Tait James et al Architectural styleEarly RepublicNRHP reference No 99000250 1 Added to NRHPFebruary 26 1999References edit a b c National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 Dry Fork Wilcox Area Chamber of Commerce Archived from the original on September 19 2008 Retrieved October 14 2008 External links edit nbsp Media related to Dry Fork Plantation at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Buildings Survey HABS No AL 137 Dry Forks Plantation County Road 12 Camden Wilcox County AL 19 photos nbsp This article about a property in Alabama on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a plantation in Alabama is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dry Fork Plantation amp oldid 1168963724, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
