Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Chabannes - Sealy House
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, September 5, 2010
1. Chabannes - Sealy House Marker Side A
The Chabannes - Sealy House was built in 1847 by Hollis C. Kidder. The house passed through several owners until it was sold in 1920 to Julia Nuzon Morris. Her daughter, Julia Morris, married Norbert Chabannes. That family lived here until the house was sold in 2003. Restored in 2005, the house exemplifies the Creole cottage style rarely seen as far north in Alabama as Tuscaloosa. It is distinguished by its gable roof sloping in an unbroken plane from front to back to accommodate a full-length gallery inset into the main body of the house.Side B
The roof shelters an attic story. This house has the subtle changes that characterized inland examples of the Creole cottage where the roof pitch is less pronounced than in such cottages on the Gulf Coast.
When Tuscaloosa fell to Federal troops under General John Croxton in April 1865, horses were quartered in the front hall while soldiers searched the town for food and for Confederate Senator Robert Jemison, who eluded capture. Mounted in the front yard is a cast iron bell forty inches in diameter manufactured by the C.S. Bell Company in Ohio. For decades the bell remained
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Erected 2006 by Alabama Historical Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1865.
Location. 33° 12.133′ N, 87° 33.917′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. Marker is at the intersection of Greensboro Avenue (State Highway 215) and 13th Street, on the right when traveling south on Greensboro Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1218 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa AL 35403, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Jemison Home (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Friedman Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hunter's Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Howard-Linton Barbershop (approx. ¼ mile away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Tuscaloosa First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Greenwood Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscaloosa.
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, September 5, 2010
2. Chabannes - Sealy House Marker Side B
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, September 5, 2010
3. Chabannes - Sealy House Marker
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, September 5, 2010
4. Chabannes - Sealy House Marker
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, September 5, 2010
5. Cast Iron Bell at the Chabannes - Sealy House
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6. Cast Iron Bell Markings (C.S. Bell Company Hillsboro Ohio)
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7. Chabannes - Sealy House
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, September 5, 2010
8. Side View of the Chabannes - Sealy House
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,672 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 6, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
