Luverne in Crenshaw County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Douglass House

Crenshaw County

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 29, 2020

1. Douglass House Marker

Inscription. In 1904, Alabama industrialist Frazier Michel Douglass, Sr. hired a carpenter from Alexander City, Alabama to build the Douglass House. The house is a two-story Queen Anne Victorian and might be the only home of this architectural type in Crenshaw County. Douglass was a merchant and manufacturer. In the early 20th century he moved his cottonseed oil mill to Luverne where he also manufactured lumber. The mill served as the largest employer in the area from 1907 to the 1930s employing forty to fifty people. Both businesses eventually failed and Douglass closed them to pay off debts. Frazier Douglass passed away in 1937.

Listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage June 30, 1995

Erected 2019 by Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 30, 1995.

Location. 31° 42.67′ N, 86° 15.833′ W. Marker is in Luverne, Alabama, in Crenshaw County. It is at the intersection of Forest Avenue

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and West 9th Street, on the right when traveling south on Forest Avenue. Located at the Camellia House B&B. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 350 Forest Ave, Luverne AL 36049, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Luverne Historic District (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. John Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Bricken Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Crenshaw County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Crenshaw County Training School (approx. half a mile away); Rutledge Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Rutledge (approx. 3 miles

Douglass House Marker at the Camellia House B&B. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 29, 2020

2. Douglass House Marker at the Camellia House B&B.

away); New Providence Primitive Baptist Church Site (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Luverne.

Also see . . . Camellia House history from its website. (Submitted on December 30, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,047 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.