Cahaba in Dallas County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Alabama's First Statehouse
Compare these drawings to instructions given to the builders of the capitol in 1819. Then you decide which is best.
The building to be two story, fifty-eight feet long, and forty-three feet wide; each story to be twelve feet in the clear. The interior to be divided above and below stairs by a passage fourteen feet wide, …Two chimnies and eight windows are to be provided at each end and twelve windows on each front of the building; to be commenced two feet below the surface of the earth, and to be two brick and a half thick to the first floor (which must be three feet above the surface of the earth), and from thence two brick. …The shingles are to be of cypress or heart pine.
Erected 2013 by the Alabama Historical Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1819.
Location. 32° 19.047′ N, 87° 5.833′ W. Marker is in Cahaba, Alabama, in Dallas County. Marker is at the intersection of Capitol Avenue and Vine Street, on the right when traveling east on Capitol Avenue. Located within the Old Cahawba Archaeological Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 486 Capitol Avenue, Orrville AL 36767, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Site of Alabama's Statehouse (a few steps from this marker); Cahaba First State Capital (within shouting distance of this marker); Working on Walnut Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Downtown Cahawba (within shouting distance of this marker); The Mound at Old Cahawba Archaeological Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Railroad Depot and Commissary (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cahawba - circa 1500 (about 300 feet away); Footprint of a Church (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cahaba.
More about this marker. This marker replaces marker # 75909.
Also see . . . Old Cahawba, Alabama's First State Capital. (Submitted on August 3, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 943 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 3, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.