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Kenworthy Hall, State Highway 14 (Greensboro Road), Marion, Perry County, AL
LocationState Highway 14 (Greensboro Road),
Marion, AL
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS AL-765
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N359).
Significance: Late in his life, Edward Kenworthy Carlisle sought to build a house which would reflect his stature as a plantation owner, cotton factor, and commissions merchant in the prosperous Black Belt community of Marion, Alabama. The cotton boom years of the 1840s and 1850s enabled Carlisle not only to build an Italianate villa which boasted of his financial success, but also designed by a well-known New York architect, Richard Upjohn. Correspondence which survives from Carlisle to the firm of R. Upjohn & Company shows Carlisle to have been influenced by the picturesque movement popularized by Andrew Jackson Downing. In addition to the designs set forth by Downing, Carlisle likewise adopted the ideologies of the movement, envisioning his home as a moral haven and example to the community, representing him as a religious, family man. Atypical of most Black Belt plantation houses, which mimicked the more classical architectural styles, Carlisle sought a design which would set him apart from his neighbors. The relatively unusual Italianate Villa design -- distinguished by its massive red brick facade, arched windows, and four-story tower -- combined with its antebellum roots and the numerous ghost stories, have cultivated Kenworthy Hall's prominence in the public imagination for nearly 100 years. "Desiring to build a house," Carlisle adopted the design by Upjohn that had been rejected by his brother-in-law, Leonidas N. Walthall, who built his Upjohn villa on a hill one mile away. Construction spanned from 1858 through 1860, completed on the eve of the Civil War. Kenworthy Hall is one of the last asymmetrical Italianate villas remaining in Alabama and one of the few houses that Upjohn designed in the South. Modeled on the Edward King House of Newport,Rhode Island, Kenworthy Hall has remained largely undocumented and unrecognized as a Richard Upjohn design.
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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Photograph caption(s):
1. Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, April 3, 1934. FRONT VIEW.
2. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 27, 1935 FRONT AND SIDE VIEW S.W. (FACES SOUTH)
3. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 27, 1935 WEST SIDE SHOWING KITCHEN AT LEFT AND REAR OF HOUSE
4. Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, April 3, 1934. REAR VIEW.
5. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 3, 1936 SOUTH ELEVATION (FRONT)
6. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 3, 1936 EAST ELEVATION (SIDE)
7. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, January 9, 1937 CLOSE-UP OF PORTION SOUTH WALL ON REAR PORCH SHOWING SERVANT'S CALL BELLS
8. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 3, 1936 CLOSE-UP OF FRONT ENTRANCE
9. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 3, 1936 INTERIOR VIEW OF FRONT ENTRANCE
10. Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, April 3, 1934. STAIR WAY.
11. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 3, 1936 STAIR IN REAR OF CROSS HALL, FIRST FLOOR
12. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 3, 1936 VIEW TOWARDS S. W. OF STAIRS FROM FIRST LANDING
13. Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, April 3, 1934. INTERIOR.
14. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 27, 1935 FIREPLACE IN DINING ROOM
15. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 3, 1936 MANTEL IN DINING ROOM, FIRST FLOOR
16. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 3, 1936 DOOR AND MANTEL IN NORTH WALL OF S. E. FRONT ROOM, SECOND FLOOR
17. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 3, 1936 N. W. CORNER OF N. W. ROOM ON SECOND FLOOR
18. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 3, 1936 STAIRWAY LEADING TO LOOKOUT ON 5 FLOOR
19. Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, April 3, 1934. STAIR WELL.
20. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, January 9, 1937 LOOKING WEST AT REAR (GENERAL VIEW)
21. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, January 9, 1937 LOOKING WEST AT KITCHEN WALKWAY
22. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, January 9, 1937 LOOKING SOUTH EAST AT WALKWAY FROM HOME TO OLD KITCHEN
23. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, January 9, 1937 EAST END OF KITCHEN SHOWING PART OF WALKWAY
24. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, January 9, 1937 INTERIOR VIEW OF N. W. CORNER SMOKE HOUSE
25. Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, January 9, 1937 LOOKING N. W. AT OLD BARN
26. SOUTH (FRONT) ELEVATION
27. CLOSER VIEW OF THE SOUTH ELEVATION
28. DETAIL VIEW OF THE SOUTH ELEVATION, LOOKING AT THE ENTRANCE PORCH
29. DETAIL VIEW OF THE SOUTH ELEVATION, LOOKING AT THE DOOR HINGE STAMPED 'E.K. CARLISLE'
30. DETAIL (TELEPHOTO)VIEW OF THE SOUTH ELEVATION BALCONY & PAIR OF WINDOWS OVER THE ENTRANCE PORCH (NOTE: THE COUPLING OF ROUND-HEADED WINDOWS IS A FEATURE OF THE ITALIANATE STYLE)
31. WEST ELEVATION
32. CLOSE VIEW OF THE SOUTH END OF THE WEST ELEVATION, LOOKING TO THE TOWER
33. DETAIL VIEW OF THE WEST WINDOW AT THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL OF THE TOWER (NOTE LEVEL OF ARCHITECTURAL FINISH SEEN IN THE ROUNDHEADED WINDOW WITH ITS ROUND-ARCHED, BROWNSTONE HOOD THAT TERMINATES IN BRACKETS AS WELL AS IN THE STRINGCOURSE AND IN BRICK INSET-PANELING BELOW THE BROWNSTONE SILL)
34. CLOSE VIEW OF THE WEST ELEVATION, LOOKING TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER WHERE THE TOWER JOINS THE WEST GABLE & THE BRICK STEPS LEAD UP TO A SMALL VERANDAH ON THE SOUTH (NOTE: BROWNSTONE THRESHOLD, ARCHED OPENING WITH BROWNSTONE DETAILS THAT ENDS AT THE MOLDED STRINGCOURSE AND SMALLER WINDOW INSIDE THIS ARCHED OPENING)
35. DETAIL VIEW, WEST WINDOW IN WEST ELEVATION GABLE (NOTE: THE MOLDED STRINGCOURSE THAT PROJECTS FROM THE BASE OF THE FIRST FLOOR WINDOW ARCH AND VISIBLE WATERTABLE)
36. PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE NORTH (REAR) ELEVATION, LOOKING TO THE EAST
37. PERSPECTIVE VIEW LOOKING FROM THE NORTHEAST AT THE NORTH & EAST ELEVATIONS
38. PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE EAST ELEVATION LOOKING FROM THE NORTHEAST
39. CLOSER VIEW OF THE EAST ELEVATION LOOKING FROM THE NORTHEAST
40. CLOSE VIEW OF THE EAST ELEVATION LOOKING FROM THE NORTHEAST
41. EAST ELEVATION
42. CLOSE (TELEPHOTO) VIEW OF THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE EAST ELEVATION
43. CLOSE (TELEPHOTO) VIEW OF THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE EAST ELEVATION, LOOKING AT THE SOUTHERN END
44. PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE SOUTH (FRONT) ELEVATION, LOOKING FROM THE SOUTHEAST
45. CLOSER VIEW OF THE SOUTH ELEVATION, LOOKING FROM THE SOUTHEAST
46. VIEW ON THE ROOF, LOOKING AT THE TOP (FOURTH STORY) OF THE TOWER FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTHWEST (NOTE: GROUPS OF THREE WINDOWS IN EACH SIDE OF TOWER, ORNAMENTED WITH BROWNSTONE ARCHES AND BROWNSTONE SILLS WITHOUT BRACKETS)
47. VIEW ON THE ROOF, LOOKING EAST TO WEST FROM THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE MAIN ROOF (NOTE CHIMNEY TO NORTH & PEAK OF METAL ROOF COVERING THE EAST SIDE BAY OF OCTAGONAL ROOMS)
48. VIEW OF KITCHEN, LOOKING FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHWEST GENERALLY (NOTE: PROPANE TANK AND NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE MAIN HOUSE TO SOUTH OF THE KITCHEN)
49. VIEW OF KITCHEN AND THE NORTH ELEVATION, LOOKING FROM WEST TO EAST (NOTE COVERED CISTERN WEST OF KITCHEN)
50. VIEW OF CISTERN, UNCOVERED, AND OF THE SOUTH (FRONT) & WEST ELEVATIONS OF THE KITCHEN BUILDING BEHIND
51. CLOSE VIEW OF THE CISTERN
52. WEST ELEVATION OF THE KITCHEN (NOTE UPPER PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE HOUSE IN THE BACKGROUND)
53. GENERAL VIEW LOOKING EAST TO WEST THAT CAPTURES THE NORTH ELEVATION OF THE HOUSE, IN PART, AS WELL AS THE WEST & SOUTH ELEVATIONS OF THE WELL SHED AND KITCHEN STRUCTURES
54. CLOSER VIEW LOOKING WEST TO EAST THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE WELL SHED AND KITCHEN STRUCTURES
55. PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE KITCHEN'S SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS LOOKING FROM THE SOUTHEAST
56. PERSPECTIVE VIEW LOOKING SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST PAST THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE HOUSE TOWARD THE KITCHEN
57. INTERIOR VIEW, FIRST FLOOR CENTRAL HALLWAY LOOKING NORTH TO SOUTH TOWARD THE ENTRANCE
58. INTERIOR VIEW, CLOSER VIEW OF THE FIRST FLOOR CENTRAL HALLWAY LOOKING NORTH TO SOUTH
59. INTERIOR VIEW, FIRST FLOOR CENTRAL HALLWAY LOOKING SOUTH TO NORTH IN THE DIRECTION OF THE CROSS HALL AND STAIR
60. INTERIOR VIEW, CLOSER VIEW OF THE CROSS HALL AND STAIR
61. INTERIOR VIEW, VIEW OF STAIR FROM THE CROSS HALL LOOKING SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST
62. INTERIOR VIEW, FIRST FLOOR LIVING ROOM (PARLOR) LOOKING TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE ROOM
63. INTERIOR VIEW, FIRST FLOOR BEDROOM (SITTING ROOM) IN SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE HOUSE, LOOKING EAST TO WEST FROM DOORWAY TO MAIN HALL
64. INTERIOR VIEW, DETAIL VIEW IN FIRST FLOOR BEDROOM (SITTING ROOM) LOOKING AT THE FIREPLACE AND MANTEL
65. INTERIOR VIEW, FIRST FLOOR BEDROOM (SMOKING ROOM) IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE HOUSE
66. INTERIOR VIEW, LIBRARY LOOKING EAST TO WEST INTO THE CROSS HALL
67. INTERIOR VIEW, LIBRARY LOOKING WEST TO EAST
68. INTERIOR VIEW, SECOND FLOOR HALL LOOKING FROM THE CROSS HALL IN A SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DIRECTION
69. INTERIOR VIEW, SECOND FLOOR CROSS HALL
70. INTERIOR VIEW, SECOND FLOOR CROSS HALL LOOKING WEST TO EAST
71. INTERIOR VIEW, SECOND FLOOR LINEN CLOSET LOOKING IN FROM THE CROSS HALL (NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST); ALSO VISIBLE IS OPEN DOOR TO BATHROOM
72. INTERIOR VIEW, SECOND FLOOR BEDROOM (GUEST ROOM) IN NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE HOUSE
73. INTERIOR VIEW, SECOND FLOOR BEDROOM (SON'S BEDROOM) LOOKING TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE ROOM (NOTE: FIREPLACE AND DOORWAY LEADING TO THE BEDROOM (FAMILY ROOM) IN THE NORTH WALL
74. INTERIOR VIEW, SECOND FLOOR BEDROOM (SON'S BEDROOM)
75. INTERIOR VIEW, DETAIL OF THE FIREPLACE IN THE SECOND FLOOR BEDROOM (SON'S ROOM)
76. INTERIOR VIEW, SECOND FLOOR BEDROOM (FAMILY ROOM) LOOKING SOUTH TO NORTH TOWARD THE DOOR TO THE STEPS DOWN INTO THE HALL, THE FIREPLACE, AND THE DOOR INTO THE SON'S BEDROOM
77. INTERIOR VIEW, CLOSER VIEW OF THE EAST END OF THE SOUTH WALL IN THE FAMILY ROOM
78. INTERIOR VIEW, SECOND FLOOR LOOKING FROM DOORWAY OF THE FAMILY ROOM TO THE HALL
79. INTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING EAST TO WEST DOWN THE HALL TOWARD THE SON'S BEDROOM, WITH THE ELLIPTICAL STAIR RISING ON THE NORTH
80. INTERIOR VIEW, CLOSER VIEW OF THE ELLIPTICAL STAIR IN FAMILY SECTION OF THE HOUSE
81. INTERIOR VIEW, ELLIPTICAL STAIR
82. INTERIOR VIEW, ELLIPTICAL STAIR TO ATTIC ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE TOWER (NOTE: SKYLIGHT)
83. INTERIOR VIEW, ATTIC LOOKING EAST TO WEST PAST THE OPENING FOR THE SKYLIGHTS TO THE DOORWAY TO STAIR LANDING
84. INTERIOR VIEW, ATTIC LOOKING NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST, WITH GLIMPSE INTO SERVANT'S ROOM DOORWAY
85. INTERIOR VIEW, ATTIC LOOKING SOUTH TO NORTH
86. INTERIOR VIEW, ATTIC WINDOW
87. INTERIOR VIEW, FOURTH FLOOR TOWER ROOM LOOKING TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER
88. INTERIOR VIEW, KITCHEN LOOKING NORTHEAST
89. INTERIOR VIEW, STORAGE (IRONING/WASH ROOM) LOOKING SOUTHEAST
90. SOUTH ELEVATION ENTRANCE PORCH (DUPLICATE OF HABS No. AL765-28)
91. VIEW OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER WHERE THE TOWER JOINS THE WEST GABLE & THE BRICK STEPS LEAD UP TO A SMALL VERANDAH (DUPLICATE OF HABS No. AL-765-34)
92. PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE EAST ELEVATION (DUPLICATE OF HABS No. AL-765-38)
93. PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF SOUTH ELEVATION FROM THE SOUTHEAST (DUPLICATE OF HABS No. AL-765-44)
94. PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF SOUTH & EAST ELEVATIONS OF THE KITCHEN (DUPLICATE OF HABS No. AL-765-55)
95. FIRST FLOOR CENTRAL HALLWAY, LOOKING TO ENTRANCE (DUPLICATE OF HABS No. AL-765-57)
96. FIRST FLOOR CENTRAL HALLWAY, LOOKING TO CROSS HALL AND STAIR (DUPLICATE OF HABS No. AL-765-59)
97. FIRST FLOOR CENTRAL HALLWAY, CLOSER VIEW OF CROSS HALL AND STAIR (DUPLICATE OF HABS No. AL-765-60)
98. SECOND FLOOR CROSS HALL (DUPLICATE OF HABS No. AL-765-70)
99. ELLIPTICAL STAIR (DUPLICATE OF HABS No. AL-765-81)
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