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Felix Grundy Norman House

Coordinates: 34°44′7″N 87°42′14″W / 34.73528°N 87.70389°W / 34.73528; -87.70389
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Felix Grundy Norman House
The house in April 2014
Felix Grundy Norman House is located in Alabama
Felix Grundy Norman House
Felix Grundy Norman House is located in the United States
Felix Grundy Norman House
Location401 N. Main St., Tuscumbia, Alabama
Coordinates34°44′7″N 87°42′14″W / 34.73528°N 87.70389°W / 34.73528; -87.70389
Arealess than one acre
Built1851 (1851)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
Part ofTuscumbia Historic District (ID85001158)
NRHP reference No.84000749[1]
Designated CPApril 12, 1984

The Felix Grundy Norman House is a historic residence in Tuscumbia, Alabama. The house was built in 1851 by Felix Grundy Norman, a lawyer who also served as mayor of Tuscumbia and in the Alabama Legislature from 1841 to 1845 and 1847–48. Norman's father-in-law was the land agent for the sale of the Chickasaw lands, and his brother-in-law, Armistead Barton, built Barton Hall in nearby Cherokee, Alabama.

The house sits on the corner of Main and Second Street, and has two identical façades facing each street. Each face has a central pedimented portico supported by four Tuscan columns. Each portico is flanked by tri-part windows consisting of a nine-over-nine sash window bordered by narrow three-over-three sashes. The interior retains its Greek Revival woodwork and mantels.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Stell, Jackson R. (February 8, 1984). "Felix Grundy Norman House". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.