Title
Monnish-Nicol House, 14 Monnish Drive, 2011
Subject
Houses and homes
Description
The house, an excellent copy of antebellum architecture, was built in 1907 by Frederick W. Monnish. The house was built with the finest first grade pine lumber from long-leaf pine as Monnish owned a saw mill at the time it was built.
In 1958, the structure was moved 100 feet back from its original site to allow additional family members to build on the Monnish property. The home has remained in the family since that time.
For additional information see Past Horizons, p.26
Frederick William (F. W.) Monnish was born in Frankfurt Germany on September 18, 1859. At the age of 17, he emigrated to America landing at New Orleans. He then traveled to his uncle's home near Coaling, Alabama where he was employed doing odd jobs for his uncle making $8 per month plus room and board.
He organized a lumber company and married Lillian Olmstead. After saving $1,000, the Monnishes moved to Tuscaloosa. Between 1900 and 1910, F. W. was the superintendent of the Tuscaloosa Belt Railway.
His greatest success and his most important contribution to the growth of Tuscaloosa was in the real estate business. He gained control of the Tuscaloosa Coal, Iron and Land Company making possible the development of lands east and south of Tuscaloosa.
Monnish was fatally wounded by a shopkeeper, J. Thomas Harris, and died at his summer home in Ridge Crest, NC in 1920.
In 1958, the structure was moved 100 feet back from its original site to allow additional family members to build on the Monnish property. The home has remained in the family since that time.
For additional information see Past Horizons, p.26
Frederick William (F. W.) Monnish was born in Frankfurt Germany on September 18, 1859. At the age of 17, he emigrated to America landing at New Orleans. He then traveled to his uncle's home near Coaling, Alabama where he was employed doing odd jobs for his uncle making $8 per month plus room and board.
He organized a lumber company and married Lillian Olmstead. After saving $1,000, the Monnishes moved to Tuscaloosa. Between 1900 and 1910, F. W. was the superintendent of the Tuscaloosa Belt Railway.
His greatest success and his most important contribution to the growth of Tuscaloosa was in the real estate business. He gained control of the Tuscaloosa Coal, Iron and Land Company making possible the development of lands east and south of Tuscaloosa.
Monnish was fatally wounded by a shopkeeper, J. Thomas Harris, and died at his summer home in Ridge Crest, NC in 1920.
Creator
Tuscaloosa News
Source
Tuscaloosa News
Date
March 30, 2011
Contributor
Betty Slowe (Description)
Type
Photograph
Identifier
266
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Photograph