Jemison-Vandegraaff House

Also known as: Friedman Library
1305 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Photos

Jemison-van de Graaf-Burchfield House

Photo from the Historic American Buildings Survey

View photos at Library of Congress

Map

Coordinates:
+33.20213, -87.56512
33°12'08" N, 87°33'54" W

Quadrangle map:
Tuscaloosa

Street View

Description

The house is significant as the home of Robert Jemison, a major Tuscaloosa area planter who developed early coal and ore mines in the District and financed the development of transportation systems. Jemison reflects the divergent economic outlook of the planter class in Alabama. The primary remaining structure associated with Jemison, this house contained some of the earliest examples in the state of domestic technologies -- interior plumbing and a coal-fired gas illuminating system. Extensive papers document Jemison's activities. -- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS AL-205)

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 1972
Reference number: 72000185
Architectural style: Victorian: Italianate
Area of significance: Architecture
Level of significance: State
Evaluation criteria: C - Design/Construction
Property type: Building
Historic function: Single dwelling
Current function: Library
Period of significance: 1850-1874
Significant year: ca. 1860

Update Log

February 19, 2020: New Street View added by Michael Miller
January 9, 2012: New photos from WillyT

Sources

HABS AL-205 - Jemison-van de Graaf-Burchfield House
WillyT
Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com
National Register database - Reference number 72000185 (Search for documents)