Colonel Hood House

Colonel Hood House (HMQ70)

Location: Gadsden, AL 35901 Etowah County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 0.835', W 86° 0.861'

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This stately Classic Revival house, built c. 1904, was the residence of Colonel Oliver Roland Hood (1867-1951), eminent Gadsden attorney and civic leaders. Colonel Hood was one of the three incorporators of Alabama Power Company in 1906 and author of its charter. For 35 years Hood was closely associated with William Patrick Lay in the development of electric power in Alabama.
In 1954 the Gadsden Woman's Club purchased the property to house their organization which was founded in 1923.

(Listed in the National Register of Historic Places February 19, 1993)

Erected in 1993 by The Etowah Historical Society and the C. Woodrow Dawson Family in Memory of Jerry Morgan Dawson. Past President and Trustee of the Gadsden Woman's Club.
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HM NumberHMQ70
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Year Placed1993
Placed ByAlabama Historical Commission
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Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 10:38am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 591009 N 3764136
Decimal Degrees34.01391667, -86.01435000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 0.835', W 86° 0.861'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 0' 50.10" N, 86° 0' 51.66" W
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Area Code(s)256
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 864-872 Chestnut St, Gadsden AL 35901, US
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