Samuel Barnett residence
The Samuel Barnett residence was a large red brick and stone mansion built between 1902 and 1908 at the corner of 39th Street and 10th Avenue South in Forest Park by Samuel T. Barnett for his new bride, Sara. Their daughter, Claire, married descendent of the family of Ninian Tannehill. Because of that connection, the building has sometimes been called the Tannehill House.
The bricks and stone for the house were shaped in Pennsylvania and transported to Birmingham by rail.
The house was purchased in 1972 by dentist Robert Sutton and his wife, Patty after it had stood vacant for 12 years. They restored it and raised their family there. It was the first house in Birmingham to be listed in the national "Live in a Landmark Register".
In late 2006 their son, Patrick began a second major renovation in preparation for putting the house back on the market. $60,000 into the work, the house was destroyed by fire on January 20, 2007.
References
- Coman, Victoria L. (June 20, 2007) "Forest Park residents view Tannehill house as hazard." Birmingham News.
- Wolfson, Hannah (January 24, 2007) "Fire guts historic Forest Park home." Birmingham News
- Browne, Catherine Greene (1992) The History of Forest Park. Birmingham: Cather Publishing Co.