Mortimer Jordan residence

The Mortimer Jordan residence, or the Jordan Home, is a neo-classical mansion located at 2834 Highland Avenue.

The house was designed by architect William Weston for Florence Earle Jordan, the widow of Dr Mortimer Jordan, Jr. The white-painted wood-sided house features a deep, profiled cornice and an elaborate portico supported on two pairs of Ionic columns. Construction began in 1906 and was completed in 1908.

The house was sold in 1928 to Annie Renfro Tomlinson Cabell, widow of John Tomlinson. Mortimer Jordan III told Mrs Cabell's children that there was a ghost in the house that came down from the attic every night at midnight.

The house was restored in 1969 and added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on July 21, 1977. The Alabama Historical Association placed a marker outside the house in 1997, honoring Dr Jordan's medical legacy.

References

• Satterfield, Carolyn Green (1976) Historic Sites of Jefferson County, Alabama. Birmingham: Jefferson County Historical Commission/Gray Printing Company
• Dabney, Richard (2006) Birmingham's Highland Park. Images of America Series. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Press. ISBN 9780738543437