The Coffin Shop, also known as the Kring Carpenter Shop, is a historic commercial building in
Gainesville,
Sumter County, Alabama
Sumter County is a county located in the west central portion of Alabama."ACES Winston County Office" (links/history), Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), 2007, webpageACES-Sumter At the 2020 census, the population was 12,345. Its cou ...
. The one-story wood-frame structure was built by Edward N. Kring between 1860 and 1870 as an auxiliary space
to his carpenter shop, which originally stood next door. It is a simple gable-fronted structure, with a
shotgun plan interior. The exterior features a
clapboard-sided front, with a scalloped
bargeboard trim on the gable. The other external walls are covered in
board and batten
A batten is most commonly a strip of solid material, historically wood but can also be of plastic, metal, or fiberglass. Battens are variously used in construction, sailing, and other fields.
In the lighting industry, battens refer to linea ...
siding.
[ ''See also:'' ] It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1985.
References
National Register of Historic Places in Sumter County, Alabama
Shotgun architecture
Buildings and structures in Sumter County, Alabama
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
Coffins
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