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Gibbs House | |
Location | SW of Spruce and Webster Sts., Gainesville, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 32°48′47″N 88°9′53″W / 32.81306°N 88.16472°W |
Area | 17.5 acres (7.1 ha) |
Built | 1861 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
MPS | Gainesville MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 85002926[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 3, 1985 |
The Gibbs House is a historic house in Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama. The one-story wood-frame structure was built for Hawkins Gibbs from 1860 to 1861. The vernacular Greek Revival style house features a main central block with a side-gable roof, flanked by front-gabled wings to either side. The front facade of the main block features a full-width porch, set under the main roof. A similar version of this arrangement, largely unique to the Gainesville area in Alabama, is seen at Aduston Hall and a number of other nearby houses.[2][3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1985.[1]