Joel Eddins House

Joel Eddins House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
The House in 2016
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Location	Burritt on the Mountain, Huntsville, Alabama
Coordinates	34°43′01″N 86°32′23″W
Area	28 acres (11 ha)
Built	1810 (1810)
Built by	Joel Eddins
Architectural style	Hall and parlor
NRHP reference No.	96001004[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 12, 1996
Designated ARLH	November 2, 1990[2]

The Joel Eddins House is a hall-and-parlor log house on the grounds of Burritt on the Mountain in Huntsville, Alabama, and is the oldest documented building in the state. The house was built in 1810 near present-day Ardmore in Limestone County, Alabama, by Joel Eddins, a settler from Abbeville County, South Carolina. It was moved from its original site to Burritt in 2007.[3] The 1+1⁄2-story house is a hall-and-parlor style, not commonly found in Alabama. An addition was built in the 1930s to the rear, which wrapped around part of the east side; it was not retained when the house was moved to Burritt. The gable roof has brick chimneys on the ends. The main entry opens into the larger "hall" room, which contains a fireplace on the west wall and doors on the other two. A quarter-turn staircase in the northeast corner leads to the upper floor. The eastern door leads to the "parlor" with another fireplace and staircase. The upper floor rooms are the same size as those below, and are not connected. Each room has two small, four-pane windows on either side of the chimney. The 1930s addition contained a bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen.[4] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
2. "Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage as of April 7, 2023" (PDF). ahc.alabama.gov. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
3. "Log house gets new life at Burritt". The Decatur Daily. AP. August 21, 2007. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
4. Williams, Nixon; Ed Hooker; Partick McIntyre; Trina Binkley (May 28, 1996). "Eddins, Joel, House". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

External links

• Eddins House at Burritt on the Mountain