The Asa White House, also known as the White-McGiffert House, is a historic house in Eutaw

Eutaw, Alabama

Eutaw is a city in Greene County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,878. The city is the county seat of Greene County and was named in honor of the Battle of Eutaw Springs, the last engagement of the American Revolutionary War in the Carolinas...

, Alabama

Alabama

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, USA. It was built in 1838 by Asa White, one of Greene County

Greene County, Alabama

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's earliest settlers. Eutaw was established on property owned by Asa White. He conveyed 20 acres (8.1 ha) to the newly established county seat in 1838 for the building of a courthouse, civic buildings, and a commercial district. He then sold residential lots to individuals. His house is a two-story frame building. It was built in the Federal

Federal architecture

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 style and later altered with the addition of Greek Revival

Greek Revival architecture

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-influenced details. The house was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey

Historic American Buildings Survey

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 in 1936. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 as a part of the Antebellum Homes in Eutaw Thematic Resource on April 2, 1982, due to its architectural significance.