Tanglewood (Akron, Alabama)

Historic house in Alabama, United States

United States historic place


Tanglewood
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Tanglewood in 2008
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Nearest city	Akron, Alabama
Coordinates	32°51′11.38″N 87°40′21.03″W / 32.8531611°N 87.6725083°W / 32.8531611; -87.6725083
Area	480 acres (190 ha)
Built	1859
Architect	Page Harris
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	73000346
Added to NRHP	April 11, 1973

Tanglewood is a historic plantation house in Akron, Alabama. The Greek Revival cottage was built in 1859 by Page Harris, on land that he had purchased in 1824. It was given to the University of Alabama as a memorial to Nicholene Bishop in 1949 and the grounds are now used as a 480-acre (190 ha) nature reserve known as the J. Nicholene Bishop Biological Station. It is used by the university to aid undergraduate and graduate research in biodiversity and environmental processes. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1973, due to its architectural significance.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"University of Alabama offering minor in natural resources management". Tuscaloosa News. October 5, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.

External links

Media related to Tanglewood Plantation at Wikimedia Commons

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-177, "Tanglewood, off Alabama 23, Akron, Hale County, AL", 1 measured drawing

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Hale County, Alabama and List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama

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