Near Prattville in Autauga County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Buena Vista
Montgomery-Janes-Wittaker Home
| | (circa 1830) | |
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 17, 2013
1. Buena Vista Marker
This antebellum plantation house was completed by Capt. William Montgomery, a contemporary of Prattville's founder, Daniel Pratt.
This Deep South architecture reflects the Federal style with the later addition of a Colonial Revival facade that includes a portico with Ionic Columns and a cast ironwork balcony. Interesting features of this structure are the delicately crafted fanlights over the front entrance and in the gable ends. A circular staircase spiraling 24 feet highlights the interior along with the elaborate plaster cornice moldings and spectacular ceiling medallions.
The home is presently owned and maintained by the Autauga County Heritage Association. Buena Vista was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Erected 1999 by Autauga County Heritage Association and Alabama Historical Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1974.
Location. 32° 25.439′ N, 86° 27.102′ W. Marker is near Prattville, Alabama, in Autauga County. It is on County Road 4 0.1 miles west of Buena Vista Boulevard, on the
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Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region. It is also 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Indian Springs Post Office Thomas Hill House Union Baptist Meeting House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Doster Road Artesian Well House (approx. 2 miles away); Pratt Gin Factory (approx. 2½ miles away); Alibamo Indians (approx. 2.6 miles away); Old Plank Road (approx. 2.7 miles away); Wilson Pickett, Jr. (approx. 2.7 miles away); Autauga Creek (approx. 2.7 miles away); Mulbry Grove Cottage (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prattville.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 17, 2013
2. Buena Vista Plantation Home
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 17, 2013
3. Buena Vista Entrance Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,300 times since then and 109 times this year. Last updated on March 7, 2026, by Dolly Williams of Prattville, Alabama. Photos: 1. submitted on February 20, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2, 3. submitted on December 17, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
