Teague House Chimneys - Montgomery, AL - Unique Chimneys and Chimney Pots on Waymarking.com

After noticing the chimneys at the Teague House and taking pictures, I called the Alabama Historical Commission (AHC) to ask about them. I was told they were made of brick and were scored to look more like stone, which was popular at the time. While the house is currently home to an agency of the State of Alabama, it was built by a private individual in 1848, not long after Montgomery became the state capital. The house is located on South Perry Street, north of I-85, at the corner of High Street. While there are no formal tours, one may enter the house and look around since it is owned by the people of Alabama. The person at AHC said one just has to check in with the receptionist at the back door, which is the main entrance from the parking lot in the rear of the building.

From the perspective of the front of the house, there are two sets of two chimneys on the left and one set on the right. Since I was not able to find any information specifically about the chimneys on the web, I will list the home page of the AHC below.

The text of the historical marker on the front lawn reads:

Teague House
Greek Revival Architecture
Built in 1848 by Berry Owens

On April 11, 1865, Federal Troops, known as "Wilson's Raiders," approached the city. Lacking means of defense, city officials agreed to surrender the city.

From the front portico of this house was read the order of Gen. James H. Wilson, USA, placing the first Capital of the Confederacy under martial law on April 12, 1865.

This house, typical of many homes of the period, was home successively of the Owens, Ware, Walker, Graham, and Teague families.

Since 1955 it has served as headquarters of the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce and is open to the public.

Alabama Historical Society
1960

During the Depression in the United States, a series of books about the various states was created as part of the Federal Writers' Project. The one for this state was "Alabama: A Guide to the Deep South" by Richard R. Smith, published in 1941. In the Montgomery Section, p. 232, there is a description of the house:

"The TEAGUE HOUSE (private), 440 S. Perry. St., a two story Greek Revival mansion built in 1850, is in a fine state of preservation, It has a columned portico and second floor balcony, and slave quarters in the rear of the brick-walled courtyard. General J. H. Wilson, who brought his raiders to Montgomery in the spring of 1865, was quartered here with his staff, and from the porch read President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation to a throng of Negroes."

Private or Public Property?: public What material is it made from?: brick When was it made?: 01/01/1848 Estimated Height of chimney (please include whether metres or feet): 6 feet (2 meters) Type of building e.g. house, hotel etc: house How do you rate it?: Website with further information: [Web Link]

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