Thornhill (Forkland, Alabama)
Thornhill is a historic plantation near Forkland, Alabama. The Greek Revival main house was built in 1833 by James Innes Thornton. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 1984.
The front elevation of the main house in 2010
The plantation schoolhouse at Thornhill, built circa 1845.
The main staircase at the rear of the downstairs central hall.
Gate to the family cemetery in September 2011, following damage from a tornado on the grounds.
William Nichols (architect)
William Nichols, Sr. was an English-born architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his early Neoclassical-style buildings in the American South. He designed statehouses for North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi.
Old Mississippi State Capitol building in 2010
Hayes Plantation House, completed in 1817 in Edenton, North Carolina.
The Old Alabama State Capitol building in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Completed during the late-1820s and destroyed in 1923. Stabilized ruins of the central rotunda and architectural fragments remain in situ.
The Mississippi Governors Mansion, completed in 1839. Still used for its intended purpose.
