Gaineswood | |
 North facade in October 2011, after completion of an exterior renovation | |
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| Location | 805 South Cedar Avenue Demopolis, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32°30′29.49″N 87°50′1.26″W / 32.5081917°N 87.8336833°W |
| Built | 1843–61 |
| Architect | Nathan Bryan Whitfield |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Website | www.gaineswoodmuseum.org |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000167 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 5, 1972 [1] |
| Designated NHL | November 7, 1973 [2] |
Gaineswood is a plantation house in Demopolis, Alabama, United States. It is the grandest plantation house ever built in Marengo County and is one of the most significant remaining examples of Greek Revival architecture in Alabama.[3]
The house was built with the profits of forced labor, and much of the actual construction was performed by enslaved people. It was completed on the eve of the American Civil War after a construction period of almost 20 years.
The house and grounds are currently operated by the Alabama Historical Commission as a historic house museum.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Gaineswood". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 15, 2007. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009.
- ^ Gamble, Robert Historic architecture in Alabama: a guide to styles and types, 1810-1930, page 76. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press, 1990. ISBN 0-8173-1134-3.