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'''Matsuyama''' was the name of [[Louis Clark]]'s country estate near [[Chalkville]]. The house, completed in [[1912]], was designed by [[Wheelock & Wheelock]] architects. | '''Matsuyama''' was the name of [[Louis Clark]]'s country estate near [[Chalkville]]. The house, completed in [[1912]], was designed by [[Wheelock & Wheelock]] architects. | ||
Clark sold the property to the State of Alabama at a steep discount in [[1918]]. It was used as the site of the [[Alabama State Training School for Girls]], built largely with [[WPA | Clark sold the property to the State of Alabama at a steep discount in [[1918]]. It was used as the site of the [[Alabama State Training School for Girls]], built largely with [[WPA]] labor and opened in [[1937]]. | ||
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Revision as of 13:21, 26 June 2015
Matsuyama was the name of Louis Clark's country estate near Chalkville. The house, completed in 1912, was designed by Wheelock & Wheelock architects.
Clark sold the property to the State of Alabama at a steep discount in 1918. It was used as the site of the Alabama State Training School for Girls, built largely with WPA labor and opened in 1937.