Forest Home | |
Nearest city | Trinity, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 34°36′36″N 87°3′58″W / 34.61000°N 87.06611°W |
Built | 1856 |
NRHP reference No. | 80000733 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 21, 1980 |
Designated ARLH | October 19, 1979 [2] |
The Forest Home (also known as the Absalom L. Davis House) is a historic residence near Trinity, Alabama. The house was built in 1856 on land given to him upon his father-in-law's death. Davis was a farmer, a teacher at LaGrange College (today known as the University of North Alabama), and a leader of the Grange movement of farmer advocacy. The house remained in the Davis family as a working cotton farm until 1973. The house is a two-story I-house with a single-story rear ell. A two-story porch adorns the front façade. [3] The house was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1979 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] [2]