Ross Knox House
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| location | 102 Hillwood Road Mobile , Alabama USA |
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| Coordinates | 30 ° 41 '17 " N , 88 ° 9' 0" W | ||
| Built | 1929 | ||
| architect | John Platts Roberts | ||
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival | ||
| NRHP number | 08001252 | ||
| The NRHP added | December 30, 2008 | ||
Ross Knox House is a historic residential building in Mobile , Alabama . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 2008 .
history
The house was built in the affluent suburb of County Club Estates in the 1920s by architect John Platts Roberts. When completed in 1929, it was purchased in 1933 by Ross Knox, chairman of the cooperage and utility company Lucas E. Moore Stave Company of Georgia . In 1959 the building was bought by local judge Herndon Inge, Jr, who lived there for more than 40 years. Inge's experiences as a German prisoner of war during the Second World War were described in Ken Burns ' documentary The War . In 2002 the house was sold to the family of John A. Roberts Jr.
On December 30th, Ross Knox House was added to the National Register of Historic Places .
architecture
The brick and stucco house is considered one of the finest examples of the Tudor Revival style in Alabama by the Alabama Historical Commission . Although the front facade gives the appearance of a single-story cottage, the rear reveals an entire second story. Steep gables, stucco-filled half-timbering, casement windows and protruding chimneys can be seen under the external components.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Additions to the National Register of Historic Places . In: Alabama Historical Commission Preservation Report . tape 36 , no. 3 , July 2009, p. 2 (English, archive.org [PDF; accessed February 8, 2020]).
- ↑ a b Ross Knox House. In: NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. National Park Service , accessed February 8, 2020 .
- ↑ The War: Herndon Inge. In: Florentine Films and WETA-TV. Public Broadcasting Service, accessed February 8, 2020 .
- ^ Property Tax Bill Search (on "102 Hillwood Rd"). In: Mobile County Revenue Commission. Mobile County, Alabama, archived from the original August 10, 2009 ; accessed on February 8, 2020 (English).