Photographs of Tuskegee Institute: An Illustrated Inventory of the American Antiquarian Society

Home of an ex-slave owner in cotton section

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Dublin Core

Title

Home of an ex-slave owner in cotton section

Description

View of the plantation house known as Grey Columns, built in 1857 by William Varner. The house is now used as the residence of the president of Tuskegee University. The two story Greek revival house has a collonaded porch and large cupola.

Subject

Tuskegee Institute
African Americans
Dwellings

Date

1890-1915

Identifier

504357
Photos Collections T875

Citation

“Home of an ex-slave owner in cotton section,” Photographs of Tuskegee Institute: An Illustrated Inventory of the American Antiquarian Society, accessed September 23, 2023, https://www.americanantiquarian.org/tuskegeecollection/items/show/65.