Cedar Grove Plantation
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Cedar Grove Plantation | |
 Cedar Grove in 2008 | |
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| Location | near Faunsdale, Alabama, United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°26′52.28″N 87°34′32.80″W / 32.4478556°N 87.5757778°W |
| Built | 1848[1][2] |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Plantation Houses of the Alabama Canebrake and Their Associated Outbuildings Multiple Property Submission[3] |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000599[4][5] |
| Added to NRHP | 13 July 1993[4] |
Cedar Grove Plantation, also known as the Charles Walker House, is a Greek Revival plantation house located near Faunsdale, Alabama.[5] It is notable in having been the residence of Nicola Marschall for a brief period while the Walker family owned the property.[1] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 13 July 1993 as a part of the Plantation Houses of the Alabama Canebrake and Their Associated Outbuildings Multiple Property Submission.[4]
The house had its beginnings in 1830 with the construction of a two-story log house by Dougal and Malcolm McAlpin, two brothers from Scotland.[1] In 1848, Charles and Margaret Walker purchased the property and hired a builder from Virginia, Theophilus Fowler, to begin construction of the main house. The house served as the center of the large plantation, Charles Walker owned 154 slaves in 1860.[6] The former log house is believed to have been incorporated into the main house to become the dining room and a bedroom. The house remained under construction until 1858.[1]
Nicola Marschall was a friend of the Walker family and lived with them briefly at their home. The two-story schoolhouse behind the main house is believed to have been used by him as a studio during his time there. This schoolhouse served as a school for children in the area until 1925. The house remained in the Walker family until 1982.[1]
