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Rogers Hall

Greek Revival houses in AlabamaHouses completed in 1855National Register of Historic Places in Lauderdale County, AlabamaUniversity of North Alabama campus
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Rogers Hall, also known as Courtview, is a three-story antebellum house at 500 Court Street in Florence, Alabama. It was built by enslaved people from 1854 to 1855. It is one of the oldest historic landmarks on the University of North Alabama campus and one of the university's most distinctive structures. The building was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey from 1934–35. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1974.

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North Court Street, Florence

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35630 Florence
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