King House

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Title

King House

Date

2012

Creator

Unknown

Description

The oldest structure on campus is King House, built in 1823 by a Virginian planter named Edmund King who owned a large portion of land in Montevallo. King’s slaves used clay from the nearby river to make the bricks while imported glass windows announced the King family’s prosperity. In 1908 the college purchased the house from its owner, Mrs. Frank Nabors, for $8,502. Since then it has served the university as a classroom, office, infirmary, home economics practice room, summer home for students, and financial aid office.

Rights

Wikimedia commons.

Files

King_House_University_of_Montevallo_Montevallo,_AL.JPG

Citation

Unknown, “King House,” Archiving Montevallo, accessed November 22, 2024, https://carmichaeldigitalprojects.org/archivingmontevallo/items/show/99.