Gaineswood
Gaineswood is a plantation house in Demopolis, Alabama, United States. It is the grandest plantation house ever built in Marengo County and is one of the most significant remaining examples of Greek Revival architecture in Alabama.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: plantation in Demoplis, Alabama, United States of America
- Address: AL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ashe Cottage and Bluff Hall.
Ashe Cottage
Building
Photo: Altairisfar, Public domain.
Ashe Cottage, also known as the Ely House, is a historic Carpenter Gothic house in Demopolis, Alabama. It was built in 1832 and expanded and remodeled in the Gothic Revival style in 1858 by William Cincinnatus Ashe, a physician from North Carolina. Ashe Cottage is situated 1 mile northwest of Gaineswood.
Bluff Hall
Building
Photo: Altairisfar, Public domain.
Bluff Hall is a historic residence in Demopolis, Alabama, United States. The original portion of the house is in the Federal style with later additions that altered it to the Greek Revival style. Bluff Hall is situated 1 mile northwest of Gaineswood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Demopolis.
Demopolis
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Demopolis is the largest city in Marengo County, in west-central Alabama. The population was 7,162 at the 2020 census. The city lies at the confluence of the Black Warrior River and Tombigbee River.
Gaineswood
- Category: plantation
- Location: Marengo, Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.50791° or 32° 30′ 29″ northLongitude
-87.83362° or 87° 50′ 1″ westElevation
161 feet (49 metres)Open location code
864JG558+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 367930788OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Gaineswood” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Gaineswood”
- Spanish: “Gaineswood”
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