Pebble Hill (Auburn, Alabama)

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101 South Debardeleben Street
Auburn, AL 36830-5505
334-844-4946
media.cla.auburn.edu/cah/

Pebble Hill, also known as the Scott-Yarbrough House, is an antebellum cottage in Auburn, Alabama listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It currently serves as the location of the Auburn University Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities. The Center strengthens the bonds between the academic community, the arts, and the general public through quality programs in schools, towns, and communities around the state.

Colonial Nathaniel J. Scott built Pebble Hill in 1847 at the center of a 100 acre plantation. The structure was built in the Greek Revival style with hand-hewn heart of pine floors and joists and rafters held together by wooden pegs. During the Civil War, Wilson's Raiders looted the home, but were unable to find many of the valuables, which had been buried near a spring on the property. By the end of the Civil War, Scott was forced to sell the home, which saw a number of different owners over the following decades. In 1912, the home was purchased by Cecil S. Yarbrough, a state representative and three-time mayor of Auburn. The home remained in the Yarbrough family until 1974, when it was purchased and restored by the Auburn Heritage Association. In 1985 the property was donated to Auburn University, which located its Center for the Arts and Humanities in the structure. In 2005, an additional set of wings were added to the back of the house to accommodate expansion of the Center.

Pebble Hill is located on Debardeleben Street, and the eastern terminus of Magnolia Avenue. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 1975.