Gaineswood

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Gaineswood is a historic 19th-century Greek Revival plantation house and National Historic Landmark located in Demopolis, Alabama.

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Gaineswood canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek Revival architecture
National Historic Landmark
historic house
museum
plantation house
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces April 3, 1973
alsoKnownAs Whitfield Home
architecturalStyle Greek Revival architecture
surface form: Greek Revival

Italianate elements
area approximately 1 acre (designated landmark area)
associatedWith Whitfield family
builtBy enslaved labor
builtDuring 19th century
builtFor Bryan Watkins Whitfield
category Greek Revival houses in Alabama
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
Museums in Marengo County, Alabama
National Historic Landmarks in Alabama
Plantation houses in Alabama
city Demopolis
constructionEndDate 1861
constructionStartDate 1843
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Marengo County, Alabama
currentFunction historic house museum
hasFeature central hall plan
formal parlors
monumental portico with classical columns
ornate plasterwork interiors
symmetrical façade
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
surface form: National Historic Landmark of the United States

listing on the National Register of Historic Places
location Demopolis
surface form: Demopolis, Alabama
managedBy Alabama Historical Commission
nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate 1973
notableFor elaborate Greek Revival interior and exterior detailing
one of the most significant Greek Revival houses in Alabama
openToPublic yes
originalFunction plantation house
owner Alabama Historical Commission
periodOfSignificance Antebellum period
referenceNumber 73000352
state Alabama

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Alabama containsHistoricSite Gaineswood
Demopolis hasHistoricBuilding Gaineswood