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.
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1. Rocky Hill Castle (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEntity 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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Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Lawrence County, United StatesQuote, 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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