Built 1824 (1824) NRHP Reference # 86001547 Area 66 ha Nearest city Trinity | Architectural style Tidewater Cottage Opened 1824 Added to NRHP 9 July 1986 | |
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The Dr. William E. Murphey House was a historic residence near Trinity, Alabama. The house was built around 1824 by George Murphey, a settler from North Carolina. The house eventually passed to his son, William. It was a Tidewater cottage with a hall and parlor layout, common in Murhpey's native North Carolina but rare in North Alabama. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It was destroyed by a tornado on April 27, 2011.
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