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Architecture notebook 6: House and log barn near Gurley, Ala.

Houses and Log Barn in Gurley, all built c. 1870s. Located northeast of Gurley, Alabama. One of the houses was demolished c. 1985.

Architecture notebook 7: Urguhart Log House, Toney, Ala.

Urguhart Log House, built c. 1813. Federal style. Dogtrot house. Barn built c. 1926. Located at 8024 Pulaski Pike, Toney, Alabama. Added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 13, 1992.

Architecture notebook 10: McDonald Farm Buildings, Huntsville, Ala.

McDonald Farm Buildings, built c. 1890-1970. Composed of 13 buildings, including a house built c. 1920s, a house built 1959, a pole-barn built c. 1920-50, and a chicken house and log playhouse built 1974. Located northwest of Old Madison Pike in Huntsville, Alabama.

Architecture notebook 8: Sunnyside, or Hampton House, Hampton Log Home, or Green Lawn, in Huntsville, Ala.

Sunnyside, also known as Hampton House, the Hampton Log Home, or Green Lawn, built c. 1811. Federal style with Victoran and Greek Revival style aspects. Included a separate kitchen, spring house, and slave quarters. Located in Huntsville, Alabama. Burned at request of owner on October 20, 1981.

Architecture notebook 9: Burkett Log House, near Hobbs Island Rd., Madison County, Ala.

Burkett Log House. Includes two 20th century barns as well as a log corn crib probably built in the mid-1800s. Located off Hobbs Island Rd., Hegia Burrow Rd., and Cap Atkins Rd., Madison County, Alabama.

Architecture notebook 9: Log House and Byers Nursery, in Huntsville, Ala.

Log House, Byers Nursery. Single-pen log house. Originally located off of North Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, Alabama. Dismantled in 1978 and given to Burritt Museum by David Byers.

Architecture notebook 9. Aunt Fanny's Cabin, in Jeff, Ala.

Aunt Fanny's Cabin, log house built c. 1830. Located in Jeff in Madison County, Alabama.

Architecture notebook 9: Log House in Greenbrier, Ala.

Log House in Greenbrier, Alabama.

Architecture notebook 9: Log House at N. Beaty St. and Wood St. in Athens, Ala.

Log House in Athens, Alabama. Greek Revival and Victorian style. Located on southwest corner of North Beaty St. and Wood St.

Architecture notebook 9: Clopton log barn, on Homer Nance Rd. in Madison County, Ala.

Clopton log barn, built 1818. Located on Homer Nance Rd. in northeast Madison County, Alabama. Burned 1982.

Architecture notebook 9: Log houses on Hurricane Valley Rd. and Hurricane Creek Rd. in Madison County, Ala.

Hurricane Valley log house, built c. 1820. Federal Period. Includes a log barn and a shed. Located on Hurricane Valley Rd. in Madison County, Alabama. House built c. 1835-1850, dogtrot log house, and log house off Hurricane Creek Rd. in Madison County, Alabama.

Architecture notebook 5: Darwin House, on Darwin Rd., Madison County, Ala.

Darwin House, built in the early 1800s. Log dogtrot cabin with a Victorian addition. Located on Darwin Rd. in Madison County, Alabama.

Architecture notebook 5: Sublett Cabin, on Moontown Rd. in Madison County, Ala.

Sublett Cabin, built c. 1842. Log house. Located on Moontown Rd. in Madison County, Alabama.

Architecture notebook 28: McWilliams Log House, in Limestone County, Alabama.

McWilliams Log House, built c. 1830-1850. Located in north of Athens in Limestone County, Alabama.

Architecture notebook 28: Grove-Sammons House, in New Hope, Alabama.

Grove-Sammons House, built c. 1830-1840. Federal period log dogtrot building with Victorian renovations. Located on the south side of Cherry Tree Rd. in New Hope, Alabama.

Architecture notebook 29: Wheeler House, Cotton Garden, and Pond Spring, in Lawrence County, Alabama.

Joe Wheeler Plantation, also known as the Sherrod-Wheeler House, Cotton Garden, and Pond Spring. A group of thirteen buildings built in the range of c. 1818 to c. 1880: Early 1800s log center-hall barn. Early 20th century frame barn. 19th century log ice house. Servants' house. Pole barn built 20th century. Comissary built c. 1900. Log house built c. 1818. Log dogtrot house built c. 1820. Schoolhouse. The c. 1830 Sherrod House. General Joe Wheeler's post-Civil War period house built c. 1884. Family cemetery. Located in Lawrence County, Alabama. Joseph Wheeler was a Confederate Army General and seved in the Spanish-American War.

Architecture notebook 17: Lyle Residence, northeast of Decatur, Alabama.

Lyle Residence, built c. 1840-1870. Original structure a log house. Located northeast of Decatur, Alabama.

Architecture notebook 33: Sharp Cabin, near Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama.

Sharp Cabin, built c. 1830. Federal Period log house. Built either by Samuel Gray or Adrian Sharp of Petersburg, Virginia. Originaly located on Brush Creek Rd. in northwest Lauderdale County, Alabama, moved to Savannah Rd. near Florence, Alabama in 1991.

Architecture notebook 33: Rhodesville Log Cabin, in Rhodesville, Alabama.

Rhodesville log cabin. Federal Period log house in Rhodesville, Alabama.

Architecture notebook 42: Solomon DeBow Log House at 1388 McMullen Road, Gurley, Alabama.

1840s-1850s Solomon DeBow Log House, Country-Greek Revival with Italianate and Victorian details. Solomon DeBow purchased the land at age 22 to build this house on. DeBow was a Confederate soldier of Co. H in the 35th Alabama Infantry. Located at 1388 McMullen Road, Gurley, Alabama.

Architecture notebook 42: Clark-Chandler Cabin, Monte Sano, in Huntsville, Alabama.

Clark-Chandler Cabin, built in the 1840s. Moved and rebuilt in the 1970s at Burritt Museum. Logs and possibly stones are original, rest of the materials are from the rebuild in the 1970s. Located on Monte Sano, Huntsville, Alabama.

Architecture notebook 51: Meals Log House, or the Meals-Spencer House, at the Burritt Museum, Huntsville, Alabama.

James Meals Log House, or the Meals-Spencer House, built c. 1840 in N. Limestone County, Alabama and restored at Burritt Museum in Huntsville, Alabama. Jesse James was rumored to have been at the wedding of Margaret Meals, daughter of James Meals, and Thomas Alexander Adkins in 1876 before the payroll robbery in Muscle Shoals.

Architecture notebook 54: Conger Log House, in Mulberry, Tennessee.

Conger House, built in 1805. Harvie Jones states that the 1850s is more accurate for built date due to architecture evidence. Federal period style, moved to Burritt Museum. Originally located between Fayetteville and Mulberry, Tennessee.

Architecture notebook 57: W.C. Handy Log House and Museum, in Florence, Alabama.

W.C. Handy Log House and Museum, built in the early 19th century. Home of W.C. Handy, famous blues composer born in 1873. Popular compositions such as "St. Louis Woman" and "Bride St. Blues" were composed here. It was rebuilt in the 1960s on the current site with the addition of the museum. Only the logs of the actual house remain authentic from when W.C. Handy owned the house. Located in Florence, Alabama.

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