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The '''James Duncan residence''' is a small house constructed in [[1905]] at 705 [[Huntsville Avenue]] in [[Tarrant]] by railroad | The '''James Duncan residence''' is a small house constructed in [[1905]] or [[1906]] at 705 [[Huntsville Avenue]] in [[Tarrant]] by railroad worker [[James Duncan]] for himself, his wife and eight children. | ||
The wood-framed house has a central hallway | The wood-framed house has a hipped roof with a wide gable over the front porch and smaller gable flanking a shed-roofed rear porch. Inside a central hallway gives access to six rooms, each lit by a large double-hung window. | ||
The Duncan family remained in the home until [[1926]]. Later owners include [[J. Thurston Choates|J. Thurston]] and [[Zona Choates]]. | |||
The [[Alabama By-Products Company]] donated the house to the [[Birmingham Historical Society]] in [[1985]]. It was moved to on open area adjoining [[Sloss Furnaces]] to serve as a headquarters office for the Society and as an interpretive site, serving as an example of a type of house that would have been inhabited by furnace supervisors residing in [[Sloss Quarters]]. | |||
Society volunteers have worked to repair and maintain the house, and added a "Grandmother's Garden" behind it, planted with heirloom vegetables and flowers. | |||
A major renovation project, including new roofing, air conditioning and storm windows, was undertaken in [[2013]] with funds from the [[Goodrich Foundation]]. [[T. C. Roll & Son]] performed much of the work that could not be completed with volunteer labor. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* "[ | * "[http://www.mhsl.uab.edu/kscope/1985/48.pdf House finds home at Sloss]" (September 1985) ''Magic City News'', Vol. 2, No. 12 | ||
* "[http://www.bhistorical.org/pdf/BHS_Newsletter_e1013.pdf Improvements at the Duncan House]" (October 2013) ''Newsletter'', Birmingham Historical Society, p. 2 | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=86613 Duncan House] at the Historical Marker Database | |||
[[Category: | {{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan residence}} | ||
[[Category:Tarrant houses]] | |||
[[Category:1905 buildings]] | [[Category:1905 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Huntsville Avenue (Tarrant)]] | [[Category:Huntsville Avenue (Tarrant)]] | ||
[[Category:Sloss Furnaces]] | [[Category:Sloss Furnaces]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:29, 7 April 2021
The James Duncan residence is a small house constructed in 1905 or 1906 at 705 Huntsville Avenue in Tarrant by railroad worker James Duncan for himself, his wife and eight children.
The wood-framed house has a hipped roof with a wide gable over the front porch and smaller gable flanking a shed-roofed rear porch. Inside a central hallway gives access to six rooms, each lit by a large double-hung window.
The Duncan family remained in the home until 1926. Later owners include J. Thurston and Zona Choates.
The Alabama By-Products Company donated the house to the Birmingham Historical Society in 1985. It was moved to on open area adjoining Sloss Furnaces to serve as a headquarters office for the Society and as an interpretive site, serving as an example of a type of house that would have been inhabited by furnace supervisors residing in Sloss Quarters.
Society volunteers have worked to repair and maintain the house, and added a "Grandmother's Garden" behind it, planted with heirloom vegetables and flowers.
A major renovation project, including new roofing, air conditioning and storm windows, was undertaken in 2013 with funds from the Goodrich Foundation. T. C. Roll & Son performed much of the work that could not be completed with volunteer labor.
References
- "House finds home at Sloss" (September 1985) Magic City News, Vol. 2, No. 12
- "Improvements at the Duncan House" (October 2013) Newsletter, Birmingham Historical Society, p. 2
External links
- Duncan House at the Historical Marker Database