The former Greene County Courthouse was erected on the Eutaw square in 1869. Smaller supplemental buildings were added on the corners of the square over the years for expansion purposes. In 1993 a new court facility was constructed on the northeast part of the square caddy-corner to this structure. It has been relatively well preserved here as a centerpiece for the historic community of Eutaw. The edifice was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and is the focal point of the Greene County Courthouse Square District, later listed in 1979.
Greene County, with just over 9,000 people, is the state’s least populous county. The name of its county seat is pronounced like the name of the Beehive State.
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Located on the on the square of the old Greene County Courthouse in downtown Eutaw, Alabama, this structure was originally built as a one story structure in 1856. The Greek Revival building saw the addition of a second floor in 1938. It is a contributing property to the Greene County Courthouse Square District, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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Located in downtown Eutaw, Alabama, this lovely church was built in 1851 by David R. Anthony. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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Located on the square in downtown Eutaw, Alabama
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Kirkwood is built in the Greek Revival style with Italianate influences. Foster M. Kirksey began building the house in 1858. Construction was halted by the Civil War, leaving several features of the structure incomplete. The house is wood framed with two primary floors and a large cupola crowning the low-pitched hipped roof. The roof eaves are ornamented with wooden brackets. A monumentally scaled portico with Ionic columns wraps around two sides of the house. The balcony railings, cupola, and several minor features were completed in the 1970s, when Roy and Mary Swayze restored the house. The Swayze family was awarded a National Trust for Historic Preservation Honor Award in 1982 for their restoration efforts.
The edifice was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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