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Coffin Shop

Coordinates: 32°49′18″N 88°9′30″W / 32.82167°N 88.15833°W / 32.82167; -88.15833
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Coffin Shop
Coffin Shop is located in Alabama
Coffin Shop
Location in Alabama
Coffin Shop is located in the United States
Coffin Shop
Location in United States
LocationMcKee and Monroe Sts., Gainesville, Alabama
Coordinates32°49′18″N 88°9′30″W / 32.82167°N 88.15833°W / 32.82167; -88.15833
Arealess than one acre
Built byEdward N. Kring
Architectural styleShotgun Plan
MPSGainesville MRA
NRHP reference No.85002930[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1985

The Coffin Shop, also known as the Kring Carpenter Shop, is a historic commercial building in Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama. The one-story wood-frame structure was built by Edward N. Kring between 1860 and 1870 as an auxiliary space to his carpenter shop, which originally stood next door. It is a simple gable-fronted structure, with a shotgun plan interior. The exterior features a clapboard-sided front, with a scalloped bargeboard trim on the gable. The other external walls are covered in board and batten siding.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Coffin Shop". National Park Service. March 18, 2000. Retrieved May 1, 2017. See also: "Accompanying photos".