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James Martin House (other)
James Martin House may refer to: *James Martin House (Florence, Alabama), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Lauderdale County *James G. Martin House, Nicholasville, Kentucky, National Register of Historic Places listings in Jessamine County, Kentucky, listed on the NRHP in Jessamine County *James Martin House (Snow Hill, Maryland), listed on the NRHP *James Martin House (Walland, Tennessee), National Register of Historic Places listings in Blount County, Tennessee, listed on the NRHP in Blount County See also *Martin House (other) *James Martin (other) {{disambiguation Architectural disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Martin House (Florence, Alabama)
The James Martin House (also known as the Martin-Bounds House) is a historic residence in Florence, Alabama. Martin was a leading Florence industrialist of the Antebellum era, who owned a Cotton mill, cotton spinning mill along Cypress Creek. He had come to Florence from Jefferson County, Kentucky, and established his mill in 1839. A fire destroyed the complex in 1844, but was rebuilt and reopened in 1850. The mill was destroyed during the American Civil War, Civil War, but not rebuilt before Martin's death in 1869. Martin's sons operated the mill until 1873, and owned the house until 1879. It was purchased in 1886 by John Bounds, and remained in his family until 1974. The original block of the house is five bays wide, with a small pedimented porch covering the double front door, which is surrounded by a transom (architectural), transom and sidelights. A pair of nine-over-six sash windows flank the porch on either side. An addition was built on the left side of the façade i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |