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Wesley Plattenburg House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
As recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934
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Location	601 Washington St., Selma, Alabama
Coordinates	32°24′50″N 87°1′20″W / 32.41389°N 87.02222°W / 32.41389; -87.02222
Built	1842
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	92001827
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 3, 1993
Designated ARLH	March 22, 1991

The Wesley Plattenburg House is a historic house in Selma, Alabama, United States. Featuring a unique combination of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles, it was completed in 1842 for Wesley Plattenburg. Plattenburg was born on April 13, 1803, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He had relocated to Selma and had assumed the occupation of tailor by 1829. He became a successful merchant and served on the city council of Selma for many years.

The house was once at the center of a 2,200-acre (890 ha) plantation that Plattenburg inherited from a close friend, Mr. Wood, upon his death. Plattenburg took up the vocation of planter after receiving the property. The house is one of the few structures remaining in the city that is identifiable on a map of the Battle of Selma. The city eventually grew to completely encompass the site. The house was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on March 22, 1991, and to the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 1993. It was listed on Alabama's Places in Peril in 2005.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ "Plattenburg House". Alabama's Preservation Scorecard. Alabama Historical Commission. October 6, 2011.
3. ^ Hardy, John (1879). Selma: Her Institutions and Her Men. Selma, Alabama. p. 190.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
4. "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage" (PDF). preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. May 31, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-709, "Dr. Kirkpatrick House, 601 Washington Street, Selma, Dallas County, AL", 3 photos

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