Cherokee Plantation | |
![]() The house in November 2017 | |
Location | 100 Cherokee Dr. N. E., Fort Payne, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 34°29′13″N 85°40′18″W / 34.48694°N 85.67167°W |
Area | 16 acres (6.5 ha) |
Built | 1821 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 84000384[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 29, 1984 |
Designated ARLH | July 16, 1976[2] |
Cherokee Plantation is a historic house in Fort Payne, Alabama. The house was built in 1790 as a two-story log cabin by Andrew Ross, a judge on the Cherokee Supreme Court and brother of Principal Chief John Ross.[3] In 1834 a second log cabin was built connected to the rear of the original cabin, and a third was built to the northeast, separated by a breezeway.[4] Ross, being one-eighth Cherokee, was forced to leave his home in 1838 under the provisions of the Treaty of New Echota, of which Ross was a signatory; a portion of the Cherokee Trail of Tears passes in front of the house.[5]
The house passed to William W. McFarlane, who enclosed and expanded it further in 1845, giving the house its present Greek Revival appearance.[6] The Kershaw family made further modifications and renovations in the 1930s and 1960s.[4] Current owners, the Brewer family, have continued the renovations.[5] The house was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1976 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1][2]