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Circa 1825
Built by William Matthews Marks, who immigrated from Oglethrope County, GA, on acreage purchased from the U.S. land office in Cahaba, AL for $1.25 per acre.Foundation is pegged-together heart pine; framing is 3" by 9" timbers; mantles, dados, and all the bricks are hand made. Kitchen, baths, a rose garden and pavilion for dancing were added by the Churchill Marks family in the 1920s. The house was purchased by Dr. Haywood B. (Woody) Bartlett in 1957.
In 1967, the movie of Truman's Capote's "Thanksgiving Visitor" was filmed in the house. The facility has served as the Pike Road Community Club Center since 1968. The Pike Road Arts and Crafts fair is held here annually on the first Saturday in November. The house suffered extensive fire damage on August 28, 1997 and was subsequently restored by the Pike Road Community.
Details
| HM Number | HM1COJ |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1998 |
| Placed By | The Alabama Historical Association |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 1:19am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 584880 N 3569615 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.26003333, -86.09883333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 15.602', W 86° 5.93' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 15' 36.12" N, 86° 5' 55.80" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 334 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 658-1008 Co Rd 85, Pike Rd AL 36064, US |
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