Shorter Mansion
340 N. Eufaula Ave., Eufaula, ALThe Shorter Mansion is recognized as _an outstanding example of Greco-Roman Classic Revival architecture in the South.
The house was built in 1906 by Eli Shorter, to replace an earlier (1884) structure which burned in 1900.
Eli Shorter was a member of the politically powerful Shorter family.He served four terms as a member of the House of Representatives from 1882-3, 1884-57 1886-7, and in 1888-9 as Speaker of the House. His family was one of the earliest families in the area and had long been prominent in politics. His father, Eli Sims Shorter,was politically active and served four years as a congressman; his uncle, John Gill Shorter served as a state senator, circuit judge and governor of Alabama from 1861-3.Other members of the family included the state's leading populist, Reuben Kolb, and a president of the Railroad Commission, at that time one of the most important departments of the state.
The house remained in the family until bought by the Eufaula Heritage Association in 1965. It has been restored and is used as a memorial to the six governors of Alabama who were either born or lived in Barbour County. It also serves as the headquarters for the Eufaula Heritage Association.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.