Beal–Gaillard House

Historic house in Alabama, United States

United States historic place


Beal–Gaillard House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Beal-Gaillard House in 2008.
30°41′57″N 88°7′59″W / 30.69917°N 88.13306°W / 30.69917; -88.13306
Area	5 acres
Built	1836
Architectural style	Creole Cottage
MPS	19th Century Spring Hill Neighborhood TR
NRHP reference No.	84000078^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 18, 1984

The Beal–Gaillard House is a historic house located at 111 Myrtlewood Lane in Mobile, Alabama. It is locally significant as an excellent example of a large country home constructed before the widespread use of highly sophisticated moldings and columnar orders.

Description and history

It was built in 1836 in a Creole cottage style. It is located at the center of its original 5-acre plot, the northwest corner of which has been sold to a relative. The frame dwelling is raised on a high foundation wall made of about 32 courses of brick, and giving sufficient head room to be able to examine the beautifully mortised and pegged framing. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 18, 1984, as a part of the 19th Century Spring Hill Neighborhood Thematic Resource.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ "19th Century Spring Hill Neighborhood TR". National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. United States Department of the Interior:National Park Service. September 18, 1984. Retrieved July 20, 2009.