Fred R. Maxwell House, 1888

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Title

Fred R. Maxwell House, 1888

Subject

Houses and homes

Description

Originally the home of Frederick Richard Maxwell Sr. and his wife Lucy Cochrane Maxwell, constructed in 1887 on the corner of then-unpaved 7th Street and 21st Avenue. The house had entrances on both streets.

In 1906, it was moved to the lot next door .

Maxwell spent 46 years as a local wholesale grocer, was a vestryman of Christ Church for 40 years, and served as director of the First National Bank.

He built houses that were occupied by the Alabama Power Company and Sumter Farm Company in the 1930s and 40s. He also built the first modern home in the city of Tuscaloosa and built a second colonial home on 6th Street.

Creator

Union Furniture Company

Source

Union Furniture Company

Publisher

Union Furniture Company

Date

1997

Contributor

Tuscaloosa Public Library

Rights

Union Furniture Company

Type

Drawing

Identifier

1061

Coverage

Tuscaloosa (AL)

Original Format

Drawing

Physical Dimensions

8.5 inches x 11 inches