Kenworthy Hall, also known as the Carlisle-Martin House, Carlisle Hall and the Edward Kenworthy Carlisle House, is a plantation house west of Marion, Alabama, built between 1858 and 1860. Designed by architect Richard Upjohn, it is considered one of the best-preserved examples of his distinctive asymmetrical Italian villa style, and the only surviving residential example of that style adapted to the southern climate and plantation life. The house has a massive four-story tower and windows of varying size and shape trimmed in brownstone.
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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.
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1. Kenworthy Hall (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEntity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
Kenworthy Hall, also known as the Carlisle-Martin House, Carlisle Hall and the Edward Kenworthy Carlisle House, is a plantation house west of Marion, Alabama, built between 1858 and 1860. Designed by architect Richard Upjohn, it is considered one of the best-preserved examples of his distinctive asymmetrical Italian villa style, and the only surviving residential example of that style adapted to the southern climate and plantation life. The house has a massive four-story tower and windows of varying size and shape trimmed in brownstone.
Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field
completion_date/completed = 1858-60
Wikipedia infobox building_type field
Kenworthy Hall, also known as the Carlisle-Martin House, Carlisle Hall and Edward Kenworthy Carlisle House, is a plantation house located on the north side of Alabama Highway 14, two miles west of the Marion courthouse square. It was built from 1858 to 1860 and is one of the best preserved examples of Richard Upjohn's distinctive asymmetrical Italian villa style. It is the only surviving residenti
In Style: Italianate Architecture, Infobox, architecture
architecture: Italian Villa, Italianate
Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia article
The house is built in brick, including the interior walls.
View the Source 2. Kenworthy Hall (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Alabama, United StatesQuote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Alabama, United States
Wikidata item Q6392530, property P131/P17 (location): Alabama, United States
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