The Edward Fenns Whitman House is a historic residence in Boaz, Alabama. The house was built in 1924 by E. F. Whitman, a businessman who has served as Boaz's first mayor in 1896. Whitman was heavily involved in manufacturing development in the new town, and owned interests in a cottonseed oil mill, a fertilizer plant, an ice plant, a cotton mill which produced twine, and petitioned for a new highway (later replaced by U.S. 431) to be routed through Boaz. In 1924, he replaced his original frame house with a brick Craftsman-style home designed by prominent Birmingham architect William Leslie Welton. Built at the height of the Craftsman movement, its tiled roof and porch with heavy brick piers, exposed rafter ends, and rectilinear fireplace mantles are all representative of the style. Whitman sold the house in 1939; it was purchased by Dr. Marston Hunt in 1942 who was one of the founders of the Boaz-Albertville Hospital in 1956. The house was sold in 1992 and converted into a bed and breakfast hotel.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
^King, Pamela Sterne; Trina Binkley (May 5, 1997). "Edward Fenns Whitman House". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
edward, fenns, whitman, house, historic, residence, boaz, alabama, house, built, 1924, whitman, businessman, served, boaz, first, mayor, 1896, whitman, heavily, involved, manufacturing, development, town, owned, interests, cottonseed, mill, fertilizer, plant, . The Edward Fenns Whitman House is a historic residence in Boaz Alabama The house was built in 1924 by E F Whitman a businessman who has served as Boaz s first mayor in 1896 Whitman was heavily involved in manufacturing development in the new town and owned interests in a cottonseed oil mill a fertilizer plant an ice plant a cotton mill which produced twine and petitioned for a new highway later replaced by U S 431 to be routed through Boaz In 1924 he replaced his original frame house with a brick Craftsman style home designed by prominent Birmingham architect William Leslie Welton Built at the height of the Craftsman movement its tiled roof and porch with heavy brick piers exposed rafter ends and rectilinear fireplace mantles are all representative of the style Whitman sold the house in 1939 it was purchased by Dr Marston Hunt in 1942 who was one of the founders of the Boaz Albertville Hospital in 1956 The house was sold in 1992 and converted into a bed and breakfast hotel 2 The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 1 Edward Fenns Whitman HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesThe house in November 2017Show map of AlabamaShow map of the United StatesLocation200 Thomas Ave Boaz AlabamaCoordinates34 12 4 N 86 9 48 W 34 20111 N 86 16333 W 34 20111 86 16333Area0 5 acres 0 20 ha Built1924 100 years ago 1924 ArchitectWilliam Leslie WeltonArchitectural styleBungalow CraftsmanNRHP reference No 97001163 1 Added to NRHPSeptember 26 1997References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edward Fenns Whitman House a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Retrieved August 10 2014 King Pamela Sterne Trina Binkley May 5 1997 Edward Fenns Whitman House National Register of Historic Places Registration Form National Park Service Archived PDF from the original on August 10 2014 Retrieved August 10 2014 See also Accompanying photos Archived PDF from the original on August 10 2014 Retrieved August 10 2014 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Fenns Whitman House amp oldid 1168965008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
