805 S. Cedar St., Demopolis, Alabama. County/parish: Marengo.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 05, 1972. NRIS 72000167.
1 contributing building.
Gaineswood is a plantation house in Demopolis, Alabama, United States. It is the grandest plantation house ever built in Marengo County and is one of the most significant remaining examples of Greek Revival architecture in Alabama.
The house was built with the profits of forced labor, and much of the actual construction was performed by enslaved people. It was completed on the eve of the American Civil War after a construction period of almost 20 years.
The house and grounds are currently operated by the Alabama Historical Commission as a historic house museum.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77835667