Near Greenville in Butler County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Coleman-Crenshaw House
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 17, 2019
1. Coleman-Crenshaw House Marker
Inscription.
Coleman-Crenshaw House. . Dr. John Coleman, born June 6, 1788 in North Carolina, was one of Butler County's earliest pioneer settlers. He built the Coleman-Crenshaw House some time between 1817 and 1821. In June 1820 the first election for Sheriff and Constable, held in Butler County. was held at the Coleman Plantation House. The House was continually occupied by a Coleman descendant Martha Coleman (John Ira Brown) until it was purchased in 1909 by a former slave of the Thomas Chiles Crenshaw's. (son of Judge Anderson Crenshaw) plantation, forty-four (44) year old Gardner Crenshaw. The unnamed Coleman family slaves, never formally recognized, contributed to the building of the Coleman House as well as its maintenance and upkeep during the Pre-Civil War era. Dr. John Coleman is buried in the Coleman Cemetery, located in the northeast tract of the plantation. Gardner Crenshaw is buried at Braggs Hill Cemetery. ,
The Coleman-Crenshaw House was listed in , the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 2005.
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Dr. John Coleman, born June 6, 1788 in North Carolina, was one of Butler County's earliest pioneer settlers. He built the Coleman-Crenshaw House some time between 1817 and 1821. In June 1820 the first election for Sheriff and Constable, held in Butler County. was held at the Coleman Plantation House. The House was continually occupied by a Coleman descendant Martha Coleman (John Ira Brown) until it was purchased in 1909 by a former slave of the Thomas Chiles Crenshaw's. (son of Judge Anderson Crenshaw) plantation, forty-four (44) year old Gardner Crenshaw. The unnamed Coleman family slaves, never formally recognized, contributed to the building of the Coleman House as well as its maintenance and upkeep during the Pre-Civil War era. Dr. John Coleman is buried in the Coleman Cemetery, located in the northeast tract of the plantation. Gardner Crenshaw is buried at Braggs Hill Cemetery.
The Coleman-Crenshaw House was listed in
the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 2005.
86° 45.702′ W. Marker is near Greenville, Alabama, in Butler County. It is at the intersection of Ridge Road (County Road 54) and Crenshaw Road, on the right when traveling north on Ridge Road. Located next to the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Ridge Road, Greenville AL 36037, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. 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 New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
2. The view south towards the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church.
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2020
3. Coleman-Crenshaw House
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,665 times since then and 139 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on November 9, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia.
