Ozark in Dale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Dowling - Steagall House
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 30, 2010
1. Dowling - Steagall House Marker
Inscription.
Dowling - Steagall House. . Constructed in c. 1900 by G. P. Dowling, the Dowling-Steagall House is a Classical Revival dwelling featuring a full-height portico with Ionic columns and an elaborate door surround. A judge and prominent businessman, G. P. Dowling organized Ozark's first waterworks, ran a hardware store and served as president of the Ozark Cotton Mill and the First National Bank. In 1926, Dr. Malcolm O. Grace purchased the Dowling House, operating Grace Hospital, Ozark's first hospital, out of the building until his death in 1933. United States Congressman Henry Bascom Steagall then acquired the property. Congressman Steagall served as Chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency and co-authored the Glass-Steagall Act, creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). He resided at the house until his death in 1943.
Constructed in c. 1900 by G. P. Dowling, the Dowling-Steagall House is a Classical Revival dwelling featuring a full-height portico with Ionic columns and an elaborate door surround. A judge and prominent businessman, G. P. Dowling organized Ozark's first waterworks, ran a hardware store and served as president of the Ozark Cotton Mill and the First National Bank. In 1926, Dr. Malcolm O. Grace purchased the Dowling House, operating Grace Hospital, Ozark's first hospital, out of the building until his death in 1933. United States Congressman Henry Bascom Steagall then acquired the property. Congressman Steagall served as Chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency and co-authored the Glass-Steagall Act, creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). He resided at the house until his death in 1943.
85° 38.211′ W. Marker is in Ozark, Alabama, in Dale County. It is on East Broad Street (Alabama Route 27) 0.2 miles east of Union Street ( Route 123), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 298 East Broad Street, Ozark AL 36360, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Wiregrass. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, September 30, 2010
3. Dowling - Steagall House Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 1, 2025
4. Dowling - Steagall House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,597 times since then and 144 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 4. submitted on March 4, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
