Grove Hill in Clarke County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Creagh Law Office
circa 1834
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 25, 2011
1. Creagh Law Office Marker
Inscription.
Creagh Law Office. circa 1834. Built by Judge John Gates Creagh, attorney, commissioner, county treasurer, judge of county orphans court and state legislator. It was originally located on lot 15 Court Street, facing the county court house, and was moved in the mid 1930's to Clarke Street for use as a residence. In 1990 it was given to the Clarke County Historical Society by the Gilmore family, in memory of the late Attorney Wyman Gilmore, and moved here to the museum complex. In past years it served as office to Attorneys James S. Dickinson, who was a member of the Confederate States Congress, Q. W. Tucker and Circuit Judge J. F. Lackland, among others. A rare survivor of a small attorney's quarters from the early 19th century, it is believed to be the oldest structure of its type left in the state.
Built by Judge John Gates Creagh, attorney, commissioner, county treasurer, judge of county orphans court and state legislator. It was originally located on lot 15 Court Street, facing the county court house, and was moved in the mid 1930's to Clarke Street for use as a residence. In 1990 it was given to the Clarke County Historical Society by the Gilmore family, in memory of the late Attorney Wyman Gilmore, and moved here to the museum complex. In past years it served as office to Attorneys James S. Dickinson, who was a member of the Confederate States Congress, Q. W. Tucker and Circuit Judge J. F. Lackland, among others. A rare survivor of a small attorney's quarters from the early 19th century, it is believed to be the oldest structure of its type left in the state.
Erected 1992 by Clarke County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1990.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. 31° 42.638′ N, 87° 46.612′ W. Marker is in Grove Hill, Alabama, in Clarke County. It is on South Jackson Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 S Jackson St, Grove Hill AL 36451, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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.
3. Creagh Law Office and Marker along South Jackson Street.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 13, 2024
4. Creagh Law Office Marker is no longer missing.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, October 5, 2023
5. Creagh Law Office Marker
The Marker is missing.
The law office is now part of the Clarke County Historical Society
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,238 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 4. submitted on April 13, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 5. submitted on October 19, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
