13-562: The Coffin Shop , also known as the Kring Carpenter Shop , is a historic commercial building in Gainesville , Sumter County, Alabama . The one-story wood-frame structure was built by Edward N. Kring between 1860 and 1870 as an auxiliary space to his carpenter shop, which originally stood next door. It is a simple gable-fronted structure, with a shotgun plan interior. The exterior features
26-589: A clapboard -sided front, with a scalloped bargeboard trim on the gable. The other external walls are covered in board and batten siding. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1985. This article about a property in Alabama on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gainesville, Alabama Gainesville
39-419: A household in the town was $ 10,938, and the median income for a family was $ 13,750. Males had a median income of $ 25,625 versus $ 15,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 16,176. About 60.4% of families and 70.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 82.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 48.3% of those 65 or over. Gainesville has 67 historic sites that are listed on
52-614: Is a contributing property to the Gainesville Historic District . The district was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on March 25, 1976, and the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1985. Now owned by the Sumter County Historical Society, the house is operated as a visitor welcome center for the historic district. The Society also uses the house and grounds as
65-496: Is a historic antebellum plantation house in the riverside town of Gainesville, Alabama . Although the raised cottage displays the strict symmetry and precise detailing of the Greek Revival style, it is very unusual in its massing. The house is low and spread out over one-story with a fluid floor-plan more reminiscent of a 20th-century California ranch house than the typically boxy neoclassical houses of its own era. It
78-588: Is a town in Sumter County , Alabama , United States. Founded in 1832, it was incorporated in 1835. At the 2010 census the population was 208, down from 220. Confederate Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest surrendered his men near Gainesville on May 19, 1865, at the Civil War's end. Gainesville is located at 32°49′2″N 88°9′29″W / 32.81722°N 88.15806°W / 32.81722; -88.15806 (32.817317, -88.158026). According to
91-750: The National Register of Historic Places , with many that predate the American Civil War . The historic districts include the Gainesville Historic District and Main–Yankee Street Historic District . Individual structures include Aduston Hall , the Coffin Shop , Colgin Hill , Gibbs House , Col. Green G. Mobley House , the Park and Bandstand , and Laura Watson House . 32°49′02″N 88°09′29″W / 32.817317°N 88.158026°W / 32.817317; -88.158026 Aduston Hall Aduston Hall
104-400: The U.S. Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km ), all land. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 208 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 82.2% Black, 16.3% White and 1.4% from two or more races. As of the census of 2000, there were 220 people, 87 households, and 58 families living in the town. The population density
117-480: The centerpiece of its Sumter Heritage Days, held each spring. In 1994, the Historical Society received $ 130,000 in local, state, and federal funds to stabilize and restore the house. Aduston Hall was built as a summer home for Amos Travis from 1844 to 1846. Travis, a resident of Mobile , used the house as a refuge from the heat, humidity, and disease that plagued Mobile during the summer months. The property
130-457: The main roof. The central front entrance door is derived from designs published by Asher Benjamin . The main block is abutted on both sides by front gabled side wings projecting past the central portion to the front and rear of the house. These are ornamented with Doric pilasters . With its H-shaped plan, the house provided excellent cross ventilation for all of the major rooms. Historically, there were three other very similar houses known in
143-548: Was 128.3 inhabitants per square mile (49.5/km ). There were 122 housing units at an average density of 71.1 per square mile (27.5/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 22.73% White and 77.27% Black or African American . There were 87 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.0% were married couples living together, 32.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who
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#1732859058735156-449: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.28. In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.3% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 14.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males. The median income for
169-470: Was a largely self-sufficient plantation complex . Five 19th-century outbuildings remain at the site. The one-story wood-frame house is composed of a rectangular central main block and H-shaped side wings. The roof of the central portion runs parallel to the front of the house. The center of this block is fronted by a temple-like pedimented Doric portico projecting several feet out from the main Doric porch under
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