Coleman-Banks House

Coleman-Banks House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The house in 2008
Location:	430 Springfield Road Eutaw, Alabama
Coordinates:	32°50′29″N 87°53′14″W / 32.84139°N 87.88722°W / 32.84139; -87.88722Coordinates: 32°50′29″N 87°53′14″W / 32.84139°N 87.88722°W / 32.84139; -87.88722
Built:	1847
Architect:	Shauver, George W.
Architectural style:	Greek Revival
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	70000102[1]
Added to NRHP:	December 18, 1970

The Coleman-Banks House, also known as the James Oliver Banks House, is a historic Greek Revival style house in Eutaw, Alabama, USA. It was built in 1847 by George W. Shauver. It was purchased by the Rhoda Coleman in 1857 and then by James Oliver Banks in 1890.^[2] The house is a two-story structure with four monumental Ionic columns spanning the front portico. It features elaborate Greek Revival doorways in the central bay of the front facade. The house was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934. The Greene County Historical Society purchased the house in 1968.^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1970, due to its architectural significance.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Greene County, Alabama

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Walking and Driving Guide to Historic Eutaw Alabama". Greene County Historic Society. Magnolias and Peaches website. http://magnolia.cyriv.com/GreeneAlGenWeb/Geography/Eutaw/EutawLandmarks.asp. Retrieved 2009-01-04.