Forks of Cypress site
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The Forks of Cypress site is the historic ruin of a prominent early 19th-century plantation and once-grand Greek Revival mansion located near Florence in northwestern Alabama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forks of Cypress site canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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historic site ⓘ plantation ruin ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Greek Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | James Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Greek Revival architecture in Alabama
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama ⓘ Plantations in Alabama ⓘ Ruins in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasPart |
brick columns
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family cemetery ⓘ plantation grounds ⓘ ruins of a mansion ⓘ stone foundations ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| heritageDesignationDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| inception | early 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lauderdale County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Florence, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | plantation once owned by James Jackson ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Forks of Cypress plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with early Alabama planter elite
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one of the earliest and grandest Greek Revival mansions in Alabama ⓘ remaining brick columns of the mansion ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 88000116 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Alabama ⓘ |
| significantEvent | destruction of mansion by fire in 1966 ⓘ |
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