Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion, Side View, 1305 Greensboro Avenue

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Title

Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion, Side View, 1305 Greensboro Avenue

Subject

Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion
Houses and homes

Description

The Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion was built by Robert Jemison, Jr. and completed in 1862. Jemison owned six plantations, totaling over 10,000 acres. Materials to build the house came from those plantations. Much of the work was done by slaves trained on Jemison's Cherokee Plantation.

Source

Historical Commission of Tuscaloosa County

Contributor

Ian Crawford (Description)

Type

Photograph

Identifier

414

Coverage

Tuscaloosa (AL)

Original Format

Photograph