Samuel Lawson Dowling House

The Samuel Lawson Dowling House is a historic residence in Ozark, Alabama. The house was built in 1870 by Samuel Lawson Dowling, whose family was one of the first groups to settle in Dale County, Alabama. Lawson's grandfather, Dempsey, was a Methodist minister who came to the Wiregrass Region from Darlington County, South Carolina, and helped found Claybank Church near Ozark. Samuel was a farmer, county treasurer, and construction contractor who built the first Methodist church in town.

Samuel Lawson Dowling House
Samuel Lawson Dowling House is located in Alabama
Samuel Lawson Dowling House
Samuel Lawson Dowling House is located in the United States
Samuel Lawson Dowling House
Location311 Owens St., Ozark, Alabama
Coordinates31°27′25″N 85°38′30″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1870 (1870)
NRHP reference No.96000594[1]
Added to NRHPMay 30, 1996

The house is similar in style to a Tidewater-type cottage, which was popular on the Atlantic coastal plain where many of Dale County's early settlers came from. Being built just before the railroad came to Ozark, it was one of the first architecturally styled homes in the area; most previous houses were log structures that emphasized function over form. The single-story house is five bays wide, with a steeply pitched gable roof and exterior chimneys in the gable ends. A shallow porch covers the front door, which features a transom and sidelights, and a pair of six-over-one sash windows on either side of the door. The windows were originally six-over-six sashes, but were replaced around 1920. The interior is laid out in a center-hall plan, with two large rooms at the front of the house on either side of a hallway, and two smaller rooms behind. A two-room ell was added to the rear of the home around 1900.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  2. Hooker, Ed (April 17, 1996). "Dowling, Samuel Lawson, House". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.


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