The Old Rock House is a historic house in

Harpersville, Alabama Harpersville is a town in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. According to the 1950 U.S. Census, it formally incorporated in 1943. At the 2020 census the population was 1,614, compared to 1,637 in 2010 and 1,620 in 2000. It is located southea ...

. It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

on March 29, 2006. It is located 1 mile southeast of Harpersville at the end of a farm lane on the northern side of U.S. Route 280. The house is built of local grey granite and limestone. The house was previously listed on the

Historic American Buildings Survey Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) is a division of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes ...

. The Old Rock House is the only surviving example of an early stone dwelling in Alabama.

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File:Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, May 11, 1935 REAR (N) AND WEST SIDE - The Rock House, U.S. Route 280 (State Route 38), Harpersville, Shelby County, HABS ALA,59-HARP.V,1-2.tif, Rear of house File:Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, May 11, 1935 FIREPLACE IN WEST ROOM ON FIRST FLOOR - The Rock House, U.S. Route 280 (State Route 38), Harpersville, HABS ALA,59-HARP.V,1-3.tif, Fireplace

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama

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