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447 North College Street North College Street Historic District Intensive Survey of February 13, 2006 (prior to local designation) Resource 37. Circa 1920. 447 North College Street. Two-story, bungalow, frame. Contributing resource. Back to Map Background texture courtesy of pareeerica at http://www.flickr.com/people/8078381@N03/ Historic Preservation Commission City of Auburn 171 North Ross Street, Suite 100 Auburn, Alabama 36830 (334) 501-3040 • www.auburnalabama.org
449 North Gay Street North College Street Historic District Black and white photos courtesy of the Historic American Buildings Survey, HABS AL-503 Background texture courtesy of pareeerica at http://www.flickr.com/ people/8078381@N03/ Intensive Survey of February 13, 2006 (prior to local designation) Resource 4. 449 North Gay Street. The Drake-Samford Archaeological Site is the location of what was, until 1978, one of the few remaining 1840’s two-story Greek Revival structures. It had four giant order simplified square columns on the front portico, was a balcony across this façade on the second floor. It was the home of Dr. John Hodges Drake, Sr., an early settler. His daughter, Caroline Elizabeth Drake, married Gov. William S. Samford (1900-1901), and his son, Dr. John H. Drake, Jr., served as college surgeon at Auburn University for many years. Contributing resource. Inventory of October 19, 1978 (prior to National Register designation, Old Main and North Street Historic District) Back to Map The Drake-Samford House was constructed between 1843 and 1854. William S. Samford, Governor of Alabama 1900-1901, was married in the Drake House in 1865 to Caroline Elizabeth Drake, daughter of an early owner of the house. The Drake-Samford Archaeological site is the location of what was until 1978 one of the few remaining 1840’s two-story Greek Revival structures still in existence in the Auburn vicinity. The structure was recently demolished, but the site has not been extensively cleared yet. While the demolition of the structure, which was listed on the Historic American Buildings Survey, is lamented by preservationists, the site is still an integral part of the district and has the potential to contribute significant information to the understanding of the early settlement of the Auburn area. This site can produce data on the distribution and nature of subsurface features, artifacts associated with the 1840s to the present phase of occupation, possible early trade patterns, and perhaps even some subsistence data. There is a distinct probability that evidence of associated outbuildings, cisterns, and wells still exist. This evidence can provide data on building sizes, location of buildings relative to each other, changes in building location patterns through time, and activity areas around buildings. - Because the Drake-Samford House was occupied almost continuously from the time of its construction in the 1840sto its demolition in 1978, it is a potential time capsule of the late 130 years of Auburn’s history. The site also provides a unique opportunity to compare the written record and photographs to actual findings through controlled excavations. Additionally, it provides the opportunity to determine if information gained from excavation of a recently demolished structure equals a true interpretation. Historic Preservation Commission City of Auburn 171 North Ross Street, Suite 100 Auburn, Alabama 36830 (334) 501-3040 • www.auburnalabama.org
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