Centre in Cherokee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

J.D. Jordan Jr. House

Photographed by Angela Nichols, July 12, 2018

1. JD Jordan Jr. House Marker

Inscription. This house was built in 1846 by George Walden soon after the town of Centre was laid out. The house was occupied by Judge Wm. Lafayette Whitlock who was a lawyer, delegate to the 1861 Secession Convention and judge of the 12th judicial district. Then it was purchased by Judge Samuel Marshall, who owned Round Mountain Iron Works during the Civil War. After that, the house was owned by Washington Stiff, editor of the Cherokee Advertiser newspaper. J.D. Jordan Jr., owner of Jeff Jordan & Co., now the location of the Cherokee County Museum, purchased the house in 1928 from the Stiff family.

Erected by Cherokee County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 34° 8.985′ N, 85° 40.798′ W. Marker is in Centre, Alabama, in Cherokee County. It is on South River Street south of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Centre AL 35960, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and specifically in North

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Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cherokee County Historical Museum (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jordan Big Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cherokee County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cherokee County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cherokee County's Beginnings (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Johnathan Pratt (approx. ¼ mile away); Orville Estes Field (approx. ¼ mile away); Cherokee County Veterans War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centre.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Turkey Town Council Site (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Angela Nichols, July 12, 2018

2. JD Jordan Jr. House Marker

Photographed by Angela Nichols, February 5, 2021

3. J.D. Jordan Jr. House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,109 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. 3. submitted on February 12, 2021, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.