Pitts' Folly | |
 The front elevation of Pitts' Folly in 2008 | |
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| Location | Old Cahaba Rd., Uniontown, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32°26′42.22″N 87°30′29.88″W / 32.4450611°N 87.5083000°W |
| Area | 9.6 acres (3.9 ha) |
| Built | 1852-53 |
| Architect | B. F. Parsons[1] |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000717[1] [2] |
| Added to NRHP | August 9, 1984[1][2] |
Pitts' Folly is a historic antebellum Greek Revival residence located in Uniontown, Alabama. The house was built by Philip Henry Pitts as his main house. It was designed by architect B. F. Parsons, who also designed the nearby Perry County Courthouse in Marion. Many local legends detail how the house gained its name, but they all center on the people of Uniontown believing it to be folly, or foolishness, that Pitts was building such a large house.[3]
- ^ a b c "Alabama: Perry County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Hammond, Ralph Ante-bellum Mansions of Alabama, page 138. New York: Architectural Book Publishers, 1951. ISBN 0-517-02075-0