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Laura Watson House

Coordinates: 32°48′52″N 88°9′11″W / 32.81444°N 88.15306°W / 32.81444; -88.15306
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Laura Watson House
Laura Watson House is located in Alabama
Laura Watson House
Laura Watson House is located in the United States
Laura Watson House
LocationEpes Rd., Gainesville, Alabama
Coordinates32°48′52″N 88°9′11″W / 32.81444°N 88.15306°W / 32.81444; -88.15306
Arealess than one acre
Built1900 (1900)
MPSGainesville MRA
NRHP reference No.85002928[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1985

The Laura Watson House was a historic house in Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama. The one-story, wood frame, spraddle roof house was built for Laura Watson and her son, Booker, circa 1900. It was significant as a surviving example of what was once a typical type of dwelling for small African American freeholders in Alabama.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1985.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Laura Watson House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 12, 2013. See also: "Accompanying photos".