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.
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