Burgess-Maschmeyer Mansion

Burgess-Maschmeyer Mansion

GENERAL VIEW OF NORTH (FRONT) ELEVATION
Alternative names David R. Burgess Mansion
General information
Architectural style Renaissance Revival
Location Mobile, Alabama
Completed 1907
Design and construction
Architect George Bigelow Rogers

The Burgess-Maschmeyer Mansion is a historic residence at 1209 Government Street in the Oakleigh Garden Historic District of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1907 in the Renaissance Revival style by architect George Bigelow Rogers. The residence was constructed for cotton factor Col. David R. Burgess, and after his death in 1917 was inherited by his daughter Ethel Burgess Maschmeyer. Upon her death in 1973, it was willed to the Mobile Jaycees for use as their headquarters. It subsequently was transferred to the University of Mobile to be used at it's President's home, until the year 2000 when it reverted to a private residence.[1][2][3][4] It is listed as a historically significant building by the Mobile Historic Development Commission.

References

  1. Frasier, Jim (2012). The Majesty of Mobile. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing. ISBN 9781455614912.
  2. Sackett, Joseph (1999). Historic Houses of the Oakleigh Garden District. Live Oak Publishing. ISBN 0964896664.
  3. Gamble, Robert (1990). Historic Architecture in Alabama. The University of Alabama Press. pp. 139–142. ISBN 0817311343.
  4. Matthews, Michelle (January 21, 2016). "One of Mobile's grandest historic mansions goes on the market". al.com. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
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