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Rocky Hill Castle

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Rocky Hill Castle was a large plantation house between Town Creek and Courtland, Alabama, founded in the mid-1820s by James Edmonds Saunders. The main house, built between 1858 and 1861, mixed Greek Revival, Italianate and Gothic Revival elements in a single complex: a two story stuccoed brick house with side wings and Doric porticoes was connected to a five story Gothic Revival tower with crenellation and a Tudor arch entrance. The house fell into disrepair through the twentieth century and was demolished in 1961, after which a modern residence was built on the site. The property became known for local ghost stories, including the tale of the Ghost of the Angry Architect recorded in a 1969 book of Alabama ghost stories.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Plantation 1
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Plantation House 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Lawrence County, United States 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1858 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
House 1
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Plantation 1
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
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

Gothic Revival, Styles and Movements
Source Rocky Hill Castle (Wikipedia)
Greek Revival Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Rocky Hill Castle (Wikipedia)
Italianate Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Rocky Hill Castle (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Rocky Hill Castle (Wikipedia)
Stucco, Architectural Materials
Source Rocky Hill Castle (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Rocky Hill Castle (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article (demolished)
    Rocky Hill Castle, also known simply as Rocky Hill, was a historic plantation and plantation house between Town Creek and Courtland, Alabama, United States. Once famed in Alabama for its architecture, it was an unusual mixing of neoclassical and picturesque aesthetics in one plantation complex. The house and tower suffered from neglect during much of the 20th century and were subsequently demolished in the 1960s. Much folklore surrounds the site, with Rocky Hill Castle being the subject of num
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1858)
    completion_date/completed = 1858-1861
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation)
    Rocky Hill Castle, also known simply as Rocky Hill, was a historic plantation and plantation house between Town Creek and Courtland, Alabama, United States. Once famed in Alabama for its architecture, it was an unusual mixing of neoclassical and picturesque aesthetics in one plantation complex. The house and tower suffered from neglect during much of the 20th century and were subsequently demolis
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation house)
    Rocky Hill Castle, also known simply as Rocky Hill, was a historic plantation and plantation house between Town Creek and Courtland, Alabama, United States. Once famed in Alabama for its architecture, it was an unusual mixing of neoclassical and picturesque aesthetics in one plantation complex. The house and tower suffered from neglect during much of the 20th century and were subsequently demolis
  • In Style: Greek Revival Architecture, Infobox, architecture
    architecture: Greek Revival, Italianate and Gothic Revival
  • In Style: Italianate Architecture, Infobox, architecture
    architecture: Greek Revival, Italianate and Gothic Revival
  • In Style: Gothic Revival, Infobox, architecture
    architecture: Greek Revival, Italianate and Gothic Revival
  • Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia article
    The two-story house was a rectangular stuccoed brick structure over a raised basement.
  • Uses Element: Stucco, Wikipedia article
    The two-story house was a rectangular stuccoed brick structure over a raised basement.
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2. Rocky Hill Castle (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Lawrence County, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Lawrence County, United States
Wikidata item Q7355807, property P131/P17 (location): Lawrence County, United States
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