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Kenworthy Hall

Kenworthy Hall is a historic place in Marion, Perry County, Alabama, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1990, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 90001318.

Marion, Perry County, AlabamaListed August 23, 1990NRIS #90001318★ National Historic Landmark
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What is Kenworthy Hall?

Kenworthy Hall, also known as the Carlisle-Martin House, Carlisle Hall and Edward Kenworthy Carlisle House, is a plantation house located on the north side of Alabama Highway 14, two miles west of the Marion courthouse square. It was built from 1858 to 1860 and is one of the best preserved examples of Richard Upjohn's distinctive asymmetrical Italian villa style. It is the only surviving residential example of Upjohn's Italian villa style that was especially designed to suit the Southern climate and the plantation lifestyle. It has a massive four-story tower, windows of variable size and shape with brownstone trim, and a distinctly Southern division of family and public spaces. The building was designed and constructed for Edward Kenworthy Carlisle as his primary family residence and the centerpiece of his 440-acre (1.8 km2) estate. It, along with some of its surrounding ancillary structures, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2004. The house and a purported ghost are featured as a short story in Kathryn Tucker Windham's 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey.

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The record

Listing details

Name
Kenworthy Hall
City
Marion
County
Perry County
State
Alabama
Listed on the National Register
August 23, 1990
NRIS reference number
90001318
Resource type
building
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
32.63541, -87.35232
When was Kenworthy Hall listed on the National Register?

Kenworthy Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1990.

Where is Kenworthy Hall located?

Kenworthy Hall is located in Marion, Perry County, Alabama at approximately 32.63541, -87.35232. See the map above.

Is Kenworthy Hall a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Kenworthy Hall is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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