
![]() This 1835 structure is one of the Tuscaloosa area's earliest and last remaining examples of a Federal-period I-house. (An I-house is one whose main block is two stories high but only one-room deep, hence its tall and narrow I-like profile.) The structure is also important as the residence of Judge Marmaduke Williams (1774-1850). Williams, a key member of the 1819 Alabama Constitutional Convention, was married to Agnes Payne Harris, a first cousin of Dolley Payne Madison, wife of President James Madison. The house, currently vacant, has been divided into apartments. It has also suffered a fire within the past year. Fortunately, the damage was not severe, and the house remains as solid as ever. The heart pine floors, doors, and woodwork also survive.
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