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The interior features pine flooring and plastered walls throughout. The dining room and one bedroom have wood paneling on the walls. The main rooms are divided with large pocket doors. | The interior features pine flooring and plastered walls throughout. The dining room and one bedroom have wood paneling on the walls. The main rooms are divided with large pocket doors. | ||
From [[1910]] to the 1940s it served as the residence of dentist [[Felix Tarrant]]. After that it was used as a | From [[1910]] to the 1940s it served as the residence of dentist [[Felix Tarrant]]. After that it was used as a parsonage and Sunday School for [[Highlands United Methodist Church]]. | ||
In the 1950s the house was converted into a boarding house. In [[1972]] it was converted again for retail and office space, housing a ballet apparel shop and the offices of an importer-exporter, a realtor, and a tutor. Through the 1990s other tenants came and went, including massage therapists, marriage counselors and a law firm. | In the 1950s the house was converted into a boarding house. In [[1972]] it was converted again for retail and office space, housing a ballet apparel shop and the offices of an importer-exporter, a realtor, and a tutor. Through the 1990s other tenants came and went, including massage therapists, marriage counselors and a law firm. | ||
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Revision as of 16:00, 30 June 2010
The Cobb Lane Bed and Breakfast (originally the Bingham residence) is a 4,500 square-foot residence at 1309 19th Street South on Nabob Hill in Birmingham's Southside. It was constructed in 1898 for a Mr Bingham, tax collector. The two-story Colonial Revival house has a hipped roof with cross gables and clipped eaves. There are two brick chimneys and a wrap-around porch with a partial hip roof. The porch is supported by paired round wood columns on brick piers with limestone caps. All around the house are undivided double-hung windows. Two windows contain leaded glass.
The interior features pine flooring and plastered walls throughout. The dining room and one bedroom have wood paneling on the walls. The main rooms are divided with large pocket doors.
From 1910 to the 1940s it served as the residence of dentist Felix Tarrant. After that it was used as a parsonage and Sunday School for Highlands United Methodist Church.
In the 1950s the house was converted into a boarding house. In 1972 it was converted again for retail and office space, housing a ballet apparel shop and the offices of an importer-exporter, a realtor, and a tutor. Through the 1990s other tenants came and went, including massage therapists, marriage counselors and a law firm.
In December 2003 the home was purchased by Ira and Sheila Chaffin, who restored the original parlours and added new bathrooms. They re-opened as a bed and breakfast in 2005. Their restoration earned a Preservation Award from the Birmingham Historical Society.
External links
- Cobb Lane Bed & Breakfast website