
![]() The 1857 Kennedy House is one of Alabama’s most important examples of hybrid Greek Revival and Italianate architectural impulses seen in the last decade before the Civil War. A tall, temple-type, neoclassical front portico is paired with Italianate detailing, broad ornamentally bracketed eaves, round-arch windows with cast-iron hoodmolds, and above the portico, a series of flattened, stilted arches springing from column to column instead of the expected classical entablature. In the tradition of many mid-nineteenth-century Mobile mansions, a long, L-shaped, double gallery services the rear, while also making use of a side-hall plan. The owner of the Kennedy house, American Legion Post No. 3, was recognized in 1950 for its respectful use and maintenance of a landmark building. Since that time, however, the mansion has deteriorated nearly to ruin. The American Legion would like to sell the Kennedy House, but as a condition of the sale, they have asked the purchaser to construct a new building for them in the suburbs.
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Alabama's Endangered Historic LandmarksEach year since 1994, Alabama Heritage has highlighted threatened historic sites throughout Alabama. The “Places in Peril” list has identified more than 215 imperiled historic resources throughout the state, and is compiled by the Alabama Historical Commission and the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation. The locations highlight the results of deferred maintenance, perceived obsolescence, development pressures, and lack of funding—forces that now more than ever threaten our cultural legacy. But awareness is a powerful force, too, and can cultivate a renewed determination to be responsible stewards of our heritage. For more information, visit the AHC or the ATHP websites. Alabama Heritage is proud to bring to you a selection of the places designated as perilous. Please keep your comments to information relevant to the featured place in peril. Alabama Heritage reserves the right to delete any comment that we deem inappropriate. Archives
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