This home was built in 1895. It is a contributing property to the North Main Historic District.
Sadler House-Tuskegee, Alabama
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George Washington Carver-Tuskegee, Alabama
This is the final resting place of George Washington Carver (1864-1943) in the Tuskegee University cemetery. Carver was the first Black graduate of Iowa State University, earning a bachelor’s and master’s degree in agriculture. He became a noted botanist. His stature as a scientist was noticed by Booker T. Washington, who invited him to be a professor at Tuskegee in 1896. He served as a faculty member there for 47 years.
He was known for his technique that focused on crop rotation to prevent soil depletion that often occurred in crop farming, namely cotton. He also focused on providing practical advice to farmers, which he published in regular bulletins.
His grave is within view of Booker T. Washington’s grave. Rocks and a bench surround it. Coins are often left on graves to show someone stopped by to pay respects.
Hostetter-Heard House-Tuskegee, Alabama
The Hostetter-Heard House is a contributing property to the Main Street Historic District for Tuskegee, Alabama. This antebellum Greek Revival Home was built in approximately 1860. It began as a one-story frame house, but the second story and portico were added later.
Cobb Cemetery-Macon County, Alabama
I am unable to locate any information beyond what is shared on Findagrave. This cemetery once served the Shiloh AME Church in Macon County.
I love this vernacular marker. The use of concrete and stones with the hand stamping of the angel and the star. This is the marker for George Baker who passed in 1935.
This is the marker for Julia Woodall, 1858-1933. The handwriting and the star are very similar to George Baker’s, so my assumption is that this was done by the same person.
The name had fallen off the silver nameplate that you can see at the top of the photo. I am assuming this was a flower pot used to mark a grave.
There was no visible name, but the length of the spot made me think it might be the grave of a child.
This is an Eldren Bailey marker for Clemmie Felton. The family used the services of Haugabrooks Funeral Home, which was based in Atlanta.
I am only sharing this because when I drove up the dirt road to this cemetery, I thought it was a person leaning against a tree, which scared me.
Spring Villa-Opelika, Alabama
On the outskirts of Opelika is a Carpenter Gothic home built by Horace King, master bridge builder, for Mary Ann Godwin Yonge and her husband, William Penn. Mary Ann was the daughter of John Godwin, the man who enslaved Horace King.
Carpenter Gothic is an offshoot of Gothic Revival. They share steep roofs and decorative woodwork that sometimes resembles lace. Carpenter Gothic is usually light in color, frequently white, and made of wood.
Spring Villa was built in two parts. First, in 1850, it was a one-and-a-half-story home for the Yonge family. Then in 1934, the city of Opelika added the rear ell with the help of the Civil Works Administration, a job program created as part of the New Deal. It now serves as a clubhouse and event space for Spring Villa Park.
The buildings were once connected by a breezeway, but it was torn down.
Window detail
Creek Stand Methodist Memorial Church-Creek Stand, Alabama
The church was founded in 1850 along the Old Federal Road in Alabama. The current church building was constructed in the exact, but smaller, likeness of the original church using the materials of the original church in 1951.
