340 North Eufaula Ave

Completed in 1906, The Shorter Mansion was built by Eli Sims Shorter and Wileyna Lamar of Macon. Wileyna was the heiress to SSS Tonic fortune and Eli was a cotton broker. It is an excellent example to Neoclassical Revival Architecture. The home was purchased by the Eufaula Heritage Association in 1965 at auction for $33,000. The Shorter Mansion is listed on the National Historic register.

917 West Barbour Street

This impressive Italianate country villa style home was built in 1860 by Edward B. and Ann Fendall Beall Young. The home has served as a home for 5 generations. Fendall Hall is now a historic site of the Alabama Historic Commission. It has 3 rooms of the finest Victorian-era murals as any house in America. The black & white Italian marble floors are original and still in the home. This beautiful home is open for day tours and candlelight.

312 North Randolph

This home was built by Dr. William H. Thornton, for his bride Mary Butler Shorter. Mary was the daughter of early settlers, Rueben Clark and Mary Butler (Gill) Shorter and the sister to Civil War Governor, John Gill Shorter. The home was built from timber from land given to Mary by her parents. The 2-story residence was constricted of pegs; nails being used only on the roof.

The current owners, The Gulledge’s, were instrumental in saving Eufaula’s Jewish cemetery which has grave sites from 1845-1971.

706 North Eufaula Avenue, 1896

This Victorian style masterpiece was built in 1895 by Mr. J.L. Pitts. He purchased the lot and built the home but only lived here for 3-4 years. It was once operated as a boarding house and split into apartments. Many young couples started out at their first home here.

The Victorian features of this home are the large porches, especially the second-story balcony and the gingerbread beneath the porch eaves, and the large gable in the front trimmed in elaborate woodwork. The home contains the original leaded & beveled glass on the front door is just spectacular. The current home owner, Glenda Bush, has diligently worked to maintain this beauty.

424 North Eufaula Avenue

This lovely home was built by John Pou Foy and is approximately 6400 square feet. It is a classical Queen Anne style home and is constructed of sturdy brick with wood trim. It includes a wrap-around porch with 33 Doric-winged columns, asymmetrical façade, third floor square tower with four windows on two sides, multi-gabled roof, and front and rear balconies on the second floor. All are original to this beautiful home. The owners just happen to be antique collectors and own Eufaula Hardware Co. in downtown Eufaula. It is a Eufaula treasure.

202 East Browder Street, 1850

Built in 1850, this Folk Victorian home is a one story frame house with plain weatherboard siding with a high hip roof with a large front gable. The roof is a shed roof over the porch supported by square columns connected by balustrades with turned balusters.

This was the home of the Confederate Soldier John McEachern, son of Scottish immigrants. Ruby Dunbar McEachern was the first woman in the county to hold the office of probate and city clerk, and was the first woman in Eufaula registered to vote.

The Perryman's purchased this home in 2019 to raise their boys and to be in the Seth Lore Historic district.

334 North Eufaula Avenue

This cottage-style house with a hipped roof and “dog-trot” design, was built in 1846 by Elias Miller. This house could have been built earlier as the original part of the house sits upon petrified tree trunks which could possibly date it to an earlier construction. The porch, originally, had square columns until it was remodeled in the 1890’s to give the home a Victorian appearance. The original “dog-trot” was enclosed and is now the large central hallway.

Many famous Eufaulians including the leader of the Eufaula Regency and a lawyer, John Cochran, lived in this home before the Civil War. It was very well known that the oldest daughter would get the prized front bedroom until she left for college. The present owners moved from Charlotte, North Carolina.

725 North Eufaula Avenue

This sweet cottage was built in 1885 and is a Queen Anne Victorian that boasts a gable-on-hip roof with a shed roof over the porch and a gable over the main entrance. The welcoming porch is connected by staggered balustrades across the bottom and spindles above as the frieze. The house interiors feature the original 12' windows, 14' ceilings and heart pine floors. Ms. Bassett continues to restore and preserve this Victorian cottage.

420 West Broad Street

This Victorian cottage was built in 1852 by E.C. Joyce and sold to Dr. William Preston Copeland. Immediately upon purchasing the home, Dr. Copeland added a bathroom. This cottage became the first home with a bathroom that had running water in Eufaula. The water came from a spring on the Kendall property. The Copeland-Couric-Mottley home is a spectacular treasure of Eufaula.

Original owners, Dr. Copeland and his wife Mary Fontaine Flewellen established the first park in the center of the street across from the house. “Ice Cream Festivals” were held and a lovely parkway with a fountain in the center and seats throughout the park, made it a pleasant place to linger. The home is now owned by Dr. Copeland’s great-granddaughter, Kathy Couric-Mottley.

127 Cherry Street

Built in 1868 by Dozier Thornton and purchased by William Petry, the two-story wood construction Gothic Revival structure still has the original kitchen attached to the house by a breezeway. All volunteers will be in period costume.

917 West Barbour Street

This Italianate home was built in 1860 and served as a home for five generations. The house is now a historic site of Alabama Historic Commission. It has three rooms of the finest Victorian-era murals as any house in America. It is open for both day and candlelight touring. The original black & white Italian marble floors are original and still in the home.

Each evening there is a skit played by local Eufaulians depicting living times in Eufaula with a great sense of humor added. It cannot be missed.

336 West Broad Street

This home was constructed in 1880 and is a Queen Anne style Victorian, irregular plan. The single-story home utilizes plain weatherboard siding, a gable hip roof with a hipped central dormer, a flat roof over the porch that is supported by iconic columns connected at the bottom by balustrade with turned balusters. The home is listed in the National Register of Historic and Architecturally Significant Places. It features original heart pine floors, twelve-foot ceilings, original leaded glass windows and imported chandeliers from Paris.

238 Sanford Avenue, 1853 - Candlelight Tour

A gracious, simple Carpenter Gothic home once owned by the Kendall Family (predating Kendall Manor), with all the furnishings kept true to the period. This home was built in 1853 when this section of Eufaula was largely meadows and fields. Most notable are the 6” wide pine floor boards, the 10’ high doors and 15’ high ceilings. The new owner, Holland Utley, is a retired art director from New York city.