Rice-Semple-Haardt House
Semple House | |
 The Rice-Semple-Haardt House in 2009 | |
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| Location | 725 Monroe Street, Montgomery, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32°22′44″N 86°17′56″W / 32.37889°N 86.29889°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1851 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000174[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 27, 1972 |
The Rice-Semple-Haardt House is a historic house in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S..
History[edit]
The house was built in the early 1850s for Samuel Farrow Rice, who served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and the Alabama Senate, and later as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.[2]
In the late 1860s, the house was purchased by Henry Churchill Semple, a veteran of the Confederate States Army.[2] The house remained in the Semple family until 1924.[2] It was later acquired by John Haardt, a realtor, and used as offices.[2]
By 1970, it was purchased by the state of Alabama.[2]
Architectural significance[edit]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 27, 1972.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Semple House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Semple House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
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