Carson Place, also known as the Cox-Mayfield-Sutley House, is a historic mansion in

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Tuscaloosa ( ) is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama, United States, on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal and Piedmont plains meet. Alabama's fifth-largest city, it had an estimated population of ...

, U.S..

History

The house was first built in 1822-1825 for George Cox. Its construction was extended by John J. Webster in 1827 for his widow, Mary Cox. She extended it again in 1835 and lived in the house with her second husband and her son until 1869. It was subsequently inherited by her daughter-in-law, Sarah Cox, and it became known as The Old Carson Place. From 1923 to 1962, it belonged to Judge J. J. Mayfield. By the 1970s, it belonged to Lawrence P. Sutley.

Architectural significance

The house has been listed on 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 artist ...

since March 7, 1985.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama Houses completed in 1850 Houses in Tuscaloosa, Alabama {{Alabama-NRHP-stub