Preuit Oaks

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Title

Preuit Oaks

Subject

Colbert County, Alabama; Leighton, Alabama; Preuit Oaks; Architecture; National Register of Historic Places; Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage

Description

Preuit Oaks is a plantation complex once owned and operated by W. Richard Preuit, one of the most successful cotton planters of the so-called "Town Creek Triangle" area during the mid-19th century. Family tradition holds that the central cottage was built in 1847 by Dr. John S. Napier and acquired by Preuit, a native of North Carolina, during the 1850s. In addition to the one-and-a-half-story cottage with gable roofs, the plantation encompasses ten supporting wood structures constructed between 1850 and 1890, along with a family cemetery and slave cemetery.

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Creator

Brian Corrigan, University of North Alabama

Source

National Register of Historic Places, Preuit Oaks, Leighton, Colbert County, Alabama, National Register #86000997.

Publisher

Alabama Cultural Resource Survey

Date

November 10, 2015

Format

text, image