Kirk-View Farm

Kirk-View Farm (HMES0)

Location: Orrville, AL 36767 Dallas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 19.434', W 87° 5.892'

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In 1866, shortly after the Civil War and a severe flood, the county seat was moved from Cahaba to Selma. Residents rapidly abandoned the town. Many homes were dismantled and reassembled elsewhere.

Despite this trend, returning Confederate veteran Samuel McCurdy Kirkpatrick and his wife Sarah purchased a large brick house and outlying structures here on the northern edge of town. They acquired many of the vacated town lots and consolidated them into a large farm. For nearly seventy years, three generations of Kirkpatricks managed a model farm here called "Kirk-View."

The Kirkpatrick home burned in 1935. The structure you see today was one of two located behind the house and was originally constructed as slave quarters.
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HM NumberHMES0
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Placed ByAlabama Historical Commission
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Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 9:41pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 490757 N 3576342
Decimal Degrees32.32390000, -87.09820000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 19.434', W 87° 5.892'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 19' 26.04" N, 87° 5' 53.52" W
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Area Code(s)334
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7701-7899 Walnut St, Orrville AL 36767, US
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