Photo provided by
F.C. Byrd, taken 17 Nov. 2006 |
Thornhill Plantation (1832)
National
Register of Historic Places
Thornhill Plantation, also known as the "James Inne Thornton Plantation Home,"
was designed by Allen Glover, the architect of Rosemount.
Thornhill is on County Road 19 northwest of Forkland near Watsonia. The 2,600
acre estate is partially in Garret's Shop Precinct and partially in the Forkland
Precinct.
Thornhill was the home of Colonel James Innes Thornton, from Fredericksburg,
Virginia. Col.
Thornton was the first Secretary of State of Alabama and held this office
for thirteen years.
Data Card
Engineering Record (p3)
Engineering Record (p4)
Plantation Plot Plan
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