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Forest Home (Trinity, Alabama)

Coordinates: 34°36′36″N 87°3′58″W / 34.61000°N 87.06611°W / 34.61000; -87.06611
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Forest Home
Forest Home (Trinity, Alabama) is located in Alabama
Forest Home (Trinity, Alabama)
Forest Home (Trinity, Alabama) is located in the United States
Forest Home (Trinity, Alabama)
Nearest cityTrinity, Alabama
Coordinates34°36′36″N 87°3′58″W / 34.61000°N 87.06611°W / 34.61000; -87.06611
Built1856 (1856)
NRHP reference No.80000733[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1980
Designated ARLHOctober 19, 1979[2]

The Forest Home (also known as the Absalom L. Davis House) is a historic residence near Trinity, Alabama. The house was built in 1856 on land given to him upon his father-in-law's death. Davis was a farmer, a teacher at LaGrange College (today known as the University of North Alabama), and a leader of the Grange movement of farmer advocacy. The house remained in the Davis family as a working cotton farm until 1973. The house is a two-story I-house with a single-story rear ell. A two-story porch adorns the front façade.[3] The house was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1979 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage" (PDF). preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. June 13, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Mertins, Ellen; Robert S. Gamble (July 30, 1980). "Forest Home". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.