William Winston Home

William Winston Home (HMJ0G)

Location: Tuscumbia, AL 35674 Colbert County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 44.268', W 87° 42.077'

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Construction on the home which became the center building of Deshler High School was begun in 1824 by Clark T. Barton. William Winston purchased and completed the Georgian-style dwelling in 1833. The largest remaining antebellum house in Tuscumbia, it features a winding staircase, eight fireplaces, and ten original closets along with an inscription on the cellar wall written during the Union occupation saying: "It is a damn shame to destroy this mansion." Original log kitchen placed at N.W. rear corner to avoid having fire too near to the house. Listed on the National Register of Historic places, Apr. 1982. House and property purchased by the city of Tuscumbia in 1948 for site of new Deshler campus, relocating from property bequeathed by Major David Deshler (from his Main St. residence, 3 blocks north) memorializing his son, Brig. Gen. James Deshler, C.S.A., killed leading charge at Battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863.

William Winston (1789-1857)-father of Alabama Gov. John Anthony Winston; grandfather of Maud Lindsey, famed educator and author of children's books; father-in-law of Robert Burns Lindsay, only foreign-born governor of Alabama. Winston family cemetery located approximately one mile N.W. of the house.[1996: Tuscumbia]
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HM NumberHMJ0G
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Year Placed1996
Placed ByAlabama Historical Association
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Date Added Sunday, October 19th, 2014 at 7:31am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 435802 N 3844190
Decimal Degrees34.73780000, -87.70128333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 44.268', W 87° 42.077'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 44' 16.08" N, 87° 42' 4.62" W
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Area Code(s)256
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200-298 N Commons St E, Tuscumbia AL 35674, US
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