Collier–Overby House

Collier–Overby House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
HABS image, 1936
Location	SE corner of 9th St. and 21st Ave., Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Coordinates	33°12′25″N 87°33′44″W / 33.20694°N 87.56222°WCoordinates: 33°12′25″N 87°33′44″W / 33.20694°N 87.56222°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1820
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference #	71000107[1]
Added to NRHP	July 14, 1971

The Collier–Overby House was built in the 1820s in Tuscaloosa, Alabama by James Walker. The colonnaded Greek Revival house was bought by Henry W. Collier, who became chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and in 1949 became the Governor of Alabama, serving two terms. Following the American Civil War the house was occupied by former Confederate General Phillip Dale Roddey. After a number of other transactions the house became the headquarters of the Associated Charities of Tuscaloosa before returning to private ownership.^[2]

The two-story frame house rests on a brick foundation with a two-story columned portico across the entire front of the house. The facade under the portico is stuccoed, while the other elevations have wood siding. A small balcony with elaborate railing details covers the front door. The house and portico are capped by a hipped roof. As originally built the house was one room deep with a center hall.^[2]

The Collier–Overton House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 1971.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Floyd, Warner (May 21, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Collier–Overby House" (PDF). National Parkl Service. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-268, "Collier-Whitt-Boone House, 905 Twenty-first Avenue, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL", 12 photos