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Dr. John R. Drish House

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The Dr. John R. Drish House is a historic mansion at 2300 17th Street in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, built in 1837 for physician and early settler Dr. John R. Drish and constructed by enslaved artisans, with design influence attributed to state architect William Nichols. Extensive remodeling before the Civil War added Italianate features, including a three-story tower and cast-iron side porches, to the original Greek Revival design with its Doric porticoes, producing one of the most distinctive mixes of the two styles in Alabama. The house was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1975 and added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Jemison School-Drish House in 2015. It was purchased and restored by Nika McCool, reopening as an event venue in 2016. 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
1837 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
House 1
Building Type (category)
Plantation 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
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House, Concepts
Plantation House, Concepts

In Style

Greek Revival Architecture, Styles and Movements
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Italianate Architecture, Styles and Movements
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Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
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Stucco, Architectural Materials
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1. Dr. John R. Drish House (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John_R._Drish_House, lead definition
    The Dr. John R. Drish House, also known simply as the Drish House, is a historic plantation house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.
  • Lead section
    First recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934, it was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on July 31, 1975, and subsequently to the state's "Places in Peril" listing in 2006. It was listed as Jemison School-Drish House on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
  • Construction
    The large stuccoed brick mansion was built at the center of a 450-acre (1.8 km2) plantation on the edge of town for Dr. John R. Drish in 1837.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation house)
    The Dr. John R. Drish House, also known simply as the Drish House, is a historic plantation house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. It is considered by state preservationists to be one of the most distinctive mixes of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles in Alabama. First recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934, it was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Her
  • In Style: Greek Revival Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Greek Revival, Italianate
  • In Style: Italianate Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Greek Revival, Italianate
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2. Dr. John R. Drish House (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 Q5304206, property P131/P17 (location): Alabama, United States
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