Boligee Hill

Boligee Hill, now known as Myrtle Hill, is a historic plantation house near Boligee, Alabama. The Boligee Hill plantation was established in 1835 by Dr. John David Means. He had migrated to Alabama from Newberry, South Carolina.[2] Dr. Means had 110 slaves according to the 1850 Greene County census.[3] The house was built in 1840.[1] It was acquired by the Hays family in 1869 and renamed Myrtle Hall for the sweet myrtle growing around it. The property was restored in 2007 by the Beeker family and renamed Myrtle Hill.[2] The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 19, 1982, due to its architectural significance.[1]

Boligee Hill
The house in 1936
Boligee Hill is located in Alabama
Boligee Hill
Boligee Hill is located in the United States
Boligee Hill
Nearest cityBoligee, Alabama
Coordinates32°45′35″N 87°59′20″W
Built1840
NRHP reference No.82002014[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 19, 1982
  • Rear elevation in 1936
    Rear elevation in 1936
  • Detail of front entrance
    Detail of front entrance
  • Detail of staircase in entrance hall
    Detail of staircase in entrance hall

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Eutaw Historic Pilgrimage 2007". GreeneAlGenWeb. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  3. "Boligee Hill Plantation". Sankofa's African Slave Genealogy. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

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