The Gibbs House is a historic house 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 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. ''See also:'' It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1985.

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National Register of Historic Places in Sumter County, Alabama Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama Greek Revival houses in Alabama Houses completed in 1861 Houses in Sumter County, Alabama 1861 establishments in Alabama {{Alabama-NRHP-stub