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Augusta Sledge House

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The Augusta Sledge House, also known as the Morrisette-Tunstall-Sledge House, was an 1855 plantation house built in the cottage orne style near Newbern in Hale County, Alabama, a picturesque style at the height of its popularity in the mid-19th century. It was included in the Plantation Houses of the Alabama Canebrake and Their Associated Outbuildings multiple property submission and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 7, 1994 for its architectural and historical significance. The house was demolished around 2010 but remains listed on the National Register. 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
1855 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
House 1
Building Type (category)
Plantation 1
Classification
Standing Status
Demolished 1
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House, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

Plantation House, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

Cottage orné, Styles and Movements
Source Augusta Sledge House (Wikipedia)
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1. Augusta Sledge House (Wikipedia)
  • standing status determination
    The house was demolished around 2010 but remains listed on the National Register.
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1855)
    completion_date/completed = 1855
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation house)
    The Augusta Sledge House, also known as the Morrisette-Tunstall-Sledge House, was a historic plantation house and historic district near Newbern, Alabama, US. The main house was built in 1855 and is an example of the cottage orné style, which was at the height of its popularity in the mid-19th century. The property is included in the Plantation Houses of the Alabama Canebrake and Their Associated
  • In Style: Cottage orné, Introduction
    The main house was built in 1855 and is an example of the cottage orné style, which was at the height of its popularity in the mid-19th century.
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2. Augusta Sledge House (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 390835): Alabama, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 390835): Alabama, United States
Wikidata item Q4820963, property P131/P17 (location): Alabama, United States
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