Near Town Creek in Lawrence County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Saunders~ Hall~ Goode Mansion

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 8, 2009

1. Saunders~ Hall~ Goode Mansion Marker

Inscription. This mansion, located about one mile east, was placed on the National Register of Historic places 1 Oct 1974. Built by Turner Saunders (1782-1853) on property purchased 9 April 1833, the house may have an earlier construction date. Revolutionary War Veteran Thomas Saunders and Ann Turner were his parents. Turner was born in VA and moved with his first wife Francis (Dunn) to Lawrence County in 1821. After her death in 1824, Saunders married Henrietta Millwater, 1 July 1826. Considered to be an excellent example of Palladin design, the two-story mansion with a brick basement has been noted as resembling a Greek temple. Saunders, a noted Methodist preacher, was elected (1830) first president of LaGrange College some 10 miles to the southwest. On 28 Apr 1863, Gen. GM Dodge's Union soldiers burned this school (the 1st state charted Al college). On 12 Feb 1844, Saunders sold the house to Freeman Goode and relocated to Aberdeen, MS, where he died in 1853. Later owners included the Hall and Skeggs families. Turner's son, James E. Saunders, author of the first major history of Lawrence County, was aide and personal friend of Gen. Nathan B. Forrest. James E. built a plantation house c1860 known as Rocky Hill Castle, some 4 miles south of this site.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is April 9, 1833.

Location. 34° 43.48′ N, 87° 24.358′ W. Marker is near Town Creek, Alabama, in Lawrence County. It is at the intersection of Wheeler Dam Road (State Highway 101) and County Road 269, on the right when traveling north on Wheeler Dam Road. The house is about 0.8 mile down County Road 269 on left. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Town Creek AL 35672, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: O.C. Stanley Grocery and Service Station (approx. 3 miles away); The Shaw Home (approx. 3½ miles away); Trail of Tears (approx. 3.7 miles away); Battle of Town Creek (approx. 3.9 miles away); From Wheeler to the moon ... (approx. 5.1 miles away); A Brief History (approx. 5.1 miles away); The TVA System of Multi-purpose Dams (approx. 5.1 miles away); Courtland Army Air Field / Courtland Army Air Field (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Town Creek.

Also see . . .
1. Turner Saunders. The Rev. Turner Saunders (January 3, 1782 - 1854), a noted Methodist preacher, was born in Brunswick County, Virginia. (Submitted on July 7, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, October 21, 2010

2. Saunders~ Hall~ Goode Mansion Marker

2. Palladian architecture. Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from the designs of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). The term "Palladian" normally refers to buildings in a style inspired by Palladio's own work; that which is recognised as Palladian architecture today is an evolution of Palladio's original concepts. (Submitted on July 7, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

3. Wikimedia Commons picture of Rocky Hill Castle, taken March 26, 1935. Rocky Hill Castle, mentioned on the marker as being about 4 miles south. (Submitted on September 23, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, October 21, 2010

3. Saunders~ Hall~ Goode Mansion Marker

Looking south along AL 101.

Saunders~ Hall~ Goode Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 8, 2009

4. Saunders~ Hall~ Goode Mansion

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, October 21, 2010

5. Saunders~ Hall~ Goode Mansion

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, October 21, 2010

6. Saunders~ Hall~ Goode Mansion

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, October 21, 2010

7. Saunders~ Hall~ Goode Mansion

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 7,452 times since then and 70 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. Photos: 1. submitted on July 7, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 4. submitted on July 7, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 26, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.