Tait–Ervin House

Tait–Ervin House

Front elevation of the Tait–Ervin House, showing the wrap-around Carolina porch
Nearest city Camden, Alabama
Coordinates 31°58′20″N 87°22′36″W / 31.97222°N 87.37667°W / 31.97222; -87.37667Coordinates: 31°58′20″N 87°22′36″W / 31.97222°N 87.37667°W / 31.97222; -87.37667
Built 1855
NRHP Reference # 95000147[1]
Added to NRHP February 24, 1995

The Tait–Ervin House, also known as Countryside, is a historic plantation house near Camden, Alabama. The two-story wood-frame house was built in 1855 for Robert Tait by a builder named Henry Cook.[1] Robert was the grandson of Charles Tait, a United States Senator from Georgia. The plantation was acquired after the American Civil War by Robert Tait's sister, Sarah Asbury Tait Ervin, and her husband, Dr. Robert Hugh Ervin. Dr. Ervin served in both houses of the Alabama Legislature and was elected President Pro Tem of the state senate in 1872. The house remained in the Ervin family until 1991, when it was sold to the Phillipi family.[2] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1995.[1]

Historic American Buildings Survey photographs from 1936:

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Wilcox County Heritage Book Committee (2002). The heritage of Wilcox County, Alabama. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants. p. 66.


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