Pickensville Stagecoach Inn, East side of Broad Street at Seymer Road, Pickensville, Pickens County, AL

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Significance: The Pickensville Stagecoach Inn, constructed ca. 1820 and prominently located along the Old Columbus Road (also historically referred to as the Greensboro Road, and Seymer Road today), is considered a local landmark and believed to be the oldest surviving standing structure in the small town of Pickensville, the former seat of government in Pickens County. The two-story, white clapboard house is integrally associated with the early settlement of Pickensville, as well as to the early development and expansive years of the town, county and region. In addition, the residence served as an Inn for passengers traveling along the various Stagecoach Lines that operated throughout the region during the nineteenth century. The Stagecoach Inn is also an excellent surviving example of the Plantation Plain style house form, a variant of the traditional I-House, which characterizes much of the southeastern rural residential architecture. Its modest Greek Revival-style detailing, interior design and workmanship, and subsequent alterations further contribute to the historic integrity and exceptional significance of the Pickensville Stagecoach Inn.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1945

Survey number: HABS AL-998

Building/structure dates: ca. 1820 Initial Construction

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