Edgewood (Montgomery, Alabama)
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Edgewood, also known as the Thomas House, is a historic Federal-style
house in Montgomery, Alabama
. The two-story frame building was built in 1821 by Zachariah T. Watkins. It is the oldest surviving residence in Montgomery. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on April 24, 1973.
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
house in Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
. The two-story frame building was built in 1821 by Zachariah T. Watkins. It is the oldest surviving residence in Montgomery. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on April 24, 1973.