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Woodlands (Gosport, Alabama)

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Woodlands is a historic plantation house near Gosport, Alabama, built by Frederick Spaight Blount in 1840. It follows a Carolina cottage form blending Greek Revival and Creole influences, with a five-bay facade, sidelights and transom lighting, and a front porch carried on eight fluted Doric columns. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 28, 1980, for its architectural significance, and was also designated on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage the same year. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building Type
Plantation House 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Alabama, United States 2
Completed Year
1840 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
House 1
Building Type (category)
Plantation 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Connections

Has Building Type

House, Concepts
Plantation House, Concepts

In Style

Greek Revival Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Woodlands (Gosport, Alabama) (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Timber, Architectural Materials
Source Woodlands (Gosport, Alabama) (Wikipedia)
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United States

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Sources
1. Woodlands (Gosport, Alabama) (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlands_(Gosport,_Alabama), lead definition
    Woodlands, also known as the Frederick Blount Plantation, is a historic plantation house in Gosport, Alabama, United States.
  • Lead section
    Woodlands, also known as the Frederick Blount Plantation, is a historic plantation house in Gosport, Alabama, United States. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 28, 1980, due to its architectural significance.
  • Infobox: built
    1840
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation house)
    Woodlands, also known as the Frederick Blount Plantation, is a historic plantation house in Gosport, Alabama, United States. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 28, 1980, due to its architectural significance.
  • In Style: Greek Revival Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Greek Revival, Creole
  • Uses Element: Timber, Wikipedia article
    Woodlands is a wood-frame example of what is known regionally as a Carolina cottage, a form that is very similar in outward appearance to that of a Creole cottage.
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2. Woodlands (Gosport, Alabama) (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Alabama, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Alabama, United States
Wikidata item Q8032919, property P131/P17 (location): Alabama, United States
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