Henry D. Clayton House

USA / Alabama / Clayton /
 house, plantation, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, 1850s construction, historic landmark, U.S. National Historic Landmark
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Historic plantation and plantation house listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: c. 1850
Architect: Henry D. Clayton, Sr.
Area: about 51 acres
Also known as: Clayton Plantation
Date added to NRHP: 12/8/1976
Other designations: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Outbuildings: smokehouse, cook's house, small office, carriage house, two barns, wood shed, corn crib, hay shed, and an outhouse.
Notes: Built by Henry D. Clayton, Sr., a prominent lawyer, judge and Confederate Army general. The property was also the birthplace and childhood home of his son, Henry D. Clayton, Jr., a judge and U.S. Congressman, notable for authoring the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914.
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Coordinates:   31°52'1"N   85°27'8"W
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