Rice-Semple-Haardt House
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Semple House
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The Rice-Semple-Haardt House in 2009
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Location | 725 Monroe Street, Montgomery, Alabama |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1851 |
NRHP Reference # | 72000174[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 27, 1972 |
The Rice-Semple-Haardt House is a historic house in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S..
History
The house was built in the early 1850s for Samuel Farrow Rice, who served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and the Alabama Senate, and later as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.[2]
In the late 1860s, the house was purchased by Henry Churchill Semple, a veteran of the Confederate States Army.[2] The house remained in the Semple family until 1924.[2] It was later acquired by John Haardt, a realtor, and used as offices.[2]
By 1970, it was purchased by the state of Alabama.[2]
Architectural significance
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 27, 1972.[3]
References
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