Greensboro in Hale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Jones-Burks-Whittington

1902 Main Street

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022

1. Jones-Burks-Whittington Marker

Greensboro Historic District:
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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Inscription. has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1840

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 32° 42.261′ N, 87° 36.052′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, Alabama, in Hale County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Castleman Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1902 Main St, Greensboro AL 36744, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gayle - Tunstall House (about

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500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Greensboro Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away); “Glencairn” (approx. 0.4 miles away); Magnolia Grove (approx. 0.4 miles away); Southern University (approx. one mile away); The Alabama Baptist State Convention (approx. 1.3 miles away); Newbern Baptist Church (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Regarding Jones-Burks-Whittington. The National Register of Historic Places listing is for the Greensboro Historic District, of which the Jones-Burks-Whittington House (called the Jones-Burke House in the nomination) is a contributing structure.

Also see . . . Jones-Burke-Whittington House. Rural SW Alabama website entry (Submitted on August 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Jones-Burks-Whittington Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022

2. Jones-Burks-Whittington Marker

Jones-Burks-Whittington House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022

3. Jones-Burks-Whittington House

Originally a one-story clapboard house, the second story was added circa 1900.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 342 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.