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.

823 W Barbour Street

The Cato House was built in 1858 on land purchased from the Creek Indians.  Mr. Cato was a lawyer and he also owned a large plantation a few miles west of this property.  He represented Barbour County in the state senate.  It is also the site of a grand celebration when Alabama seceded from the union. Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, not only attended but spent the night in the bedroom to the right of the entrance. Arguably the most historical home in Eufaula.  The current owners do not live in Eufaula and this is a treat to see.

715 North Eufaula Avenue

The Jarvis' purchased this home in 2023 and began an extensive renovation.  This  Queen Anne Style home is a one-story irregular plan with plain weatherboard siding, multi-hip roof with cross-gables, and a flat roof over the porch supported by a turned post with balustrade across the bottom.  The Jarvis' have changed the color of the home to a beautiful blue and added additional front porch space and a 1/2 bath. This one is a new home to our tour and will be a show stopper.

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.

595 Riverside Drive

The Moulthrop-Longview Plantation was built in 1899 at the far end of Riverside Drive on the former Shorter family property. The Queen Anne-style house known as “Longview” was designed by John Adams from “the East” and constructed by Alabama State Senator Robert H. Moulthrop. The home was built out of bricks made by the R. Moulthrop & Son Brick Company.

Also on the property was the caretaker’s house, a gristmill, a storage house with two rooms, and a shed built to work on Ford Model T’s.

In June 2020, the home and 25 acres surrounding it were purchase by an LLC with ties to the Moulthrop family. The group plans to restore the home to its former glory with several plans for its use, including a venue for weddings or other events.

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.

720 North Eufaula Avenue

This 5,600 square foot home sits on almost two acres. Nicknamed “The Big House”, it dates back to the 1850’s and is a Greek Revival with Doric columns across the front that support a classic entablature- a popular architectural preference during that time. Since the construction began in 1857, prior to the civil war, it is officially classified as antebellum. Progress was interrupted briefly by the war, but was completed in 1863.

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.

606 North Randolph Avenue

The home is constructed with six plain columns with Doric Capitals and a hip roof. The front double doors with side panels of frosted glass in floral design are original to the home. The original house consisted of two rooms, hall and possibly a back porch and kitchen with handmade doors with porcelain knobs, and hand-hewn baseboards. This portion of the house originally had a chimney at each side. The oldest part of the house was probably built between 1850-1855. The name of the original builder is unknown.

When the second addition of the house was built, the side chimneys were removed and two chimneys were built to serve the front four rooms. The living room contains a molded iron mantel with simulated marble effect. The floors are single floors with wide heart pine planks.

Mr. James T. Flewellen rented this house in the 1860's. He was the Solicitor of the Pataula Circuit. He had a plantation across the river in Georgia, but wanted his family to live in town.

The first authenticated owners are Junius M. Macon and wife, Sara Clifford Macon, in 1871. In 1878 Lilly E. Macon and Clifford Macon, minors (heirs of Junius Macon) by their grandfather, Henry R. Shorter, sold this house to Mrs. Callie Simpson Dean. The Simpson's lived here while the house across the street (known as Dean Page Hall) was being constructed.

In 1886 Mary Ann and William T. Simpson moved into this house. At this time a dining room with bay window, a pantry, kitchen and side porch with Victorian trim was added.

Jack and Mary Thomas moved into the house 78 years ago. it was a gift from Mary’s father, Albert Sydney Dozier. Mr Dozier offered the young couple any house in his holdings to entice them to move back to Eufaula from Cuthbert, Georgia. They chose this home because it was the smallest available, and they wanted to be able to afford the upkeep as they grew old. Mr. Dozier had purchased the home for a sum of $3,000. The Thomases daughter, Sara Thompson, currently resides in this home of her childhood along with her husband, John.

The section of land on which the lot is located was deeded to Creek Indians in 1840. The name of the last Native American to own this land was Kem Chartee Loko. This was in 1832.

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.