Selma in Dallas County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Mabry - Jones Home
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, November 27, 2010
1. Mabry - Jones Home Marker
Inscription.
Mabry - Jones Home. . This Greek Revival dwelling was built c. 1850 by Dr. Albert Gallatin Mabry, a prominent physician and member of the Alabama Legislature. Dr. Mabry was a leader in organizing the Alabama State Medical Association and instrumental in passing legislation which established the State’s first hospital for the insane. This home was the residence during and after the War Between the States of Dr. Mabry’s step-daughter, Gertrude Tartt Jones, and her husband, Captain Catesby ap Roger Jones, a Confederate naval hero. Captain Jones was in charge of the Confederate Naval Foundry at Selma, but is best remembered for commanding the C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimac) on the second day of her engagement with the U.S.S. Monitor at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
This Greek Revival dwelling was built c. 1850 by Dr. Albert Gallatin Mabry, a prominent physician and member of the Alabama Legislature. Dr. Mabry was a leader in organizing the Alabama State Medical Association and instrumental in passing legislation which established the State’s first hospital for the insane. This home was the residence during and after the War Between the States of Dr. Mabry’s step-daughter, Gertrude Tartt Jones, and her husband, Captain Catesby ap Roger Jones, a Confederate naval hero. Captain Jones was in charge of the Confederate Naval Foundry at Selma, but is best remembered for commanding the C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimac) on the second day of her engagement with the U.S.S. Monitor at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Location. 32° 24.762′ N, 87° 1.622′ W. Marker is in Selma, Alabama, in Dallas County. Marker is at the intersection of Tremont Street and McLeod Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Tremont Street
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, November 27, 2010
2. Mabry - Jones Home & Marker
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, November 27, 2010
3. Mabry - Jones Home
Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,594 times since then and 66 times this year. Last updated on May 22, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 28, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.