Todd House (Plantersville, Alabama)

Todd House
Todd House (Plantersville, Alabama) is located in Alabama
Todd House (Plantersville, Alabama)
Todd House (Plantersville, Alabama) is located in the United States
Todd House (Plantersville, Alabama)
LocationS side of Oak St. W of First Ave., Plantersville, Alabama
Coordinates32°39′21″N 86°55′52″W / 32.65583°N 86.93111°W / 32.65583; -86.93111
Arealess than one acre
Built1868 (1868)
Architectural styleCarpenter Gothic
MPSPlantersville MRA
NRHP reference No.86003665[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 1987

The Todd House, also known as the Todd-Biscoe House, is a historic house in Plantersville, Dallas County, Alabama. The 1+12-story Carpenter Gothic cottage was built from 1867 to 1868 for Dr. Samuel G. Todd, the first dentist in Plantersville. Carpenter Gothic houses are relatively rare in Alabama. Architectural historians consider this example to be a good representation of the house designs advocated by Richard Upjohn and Alexander Jackson Davis.[2]

The Todd family sold the property in 1916 to Salliegeo D. Lawrence. Henry E. Biscoe purchased it from the Lawrence family in 1959.[2] It was added to National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 1987, as a part of the Plantersville Multiple Resource Area.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Todd House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 15, 2013. See also: "Accompanying photos".
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places: Plantersville MRA". National Park Service. Retrieved April 15, 2013.