The Cedars Plantation in Munford and the Community House in Talladega have been added to the Alabama Register — a listing of historic, architectural and archaeological landmarks. The AHC considers the notable historic properties in this register to be particularly worthy of preservation and appreciation, and therefore deserving of this recognition.
The Cedars Plantation is listed in the Alabama Register for its architectural significance.
”It is an excellent example of a Greek Revival residence constructed before the Civil War that retains many of its original character-defining features,” said Lee Anne Wofford, Alabama Register coordinator for the Alabama Historical Commission.
The Cedars Plantation was constructed in 1838 by the Rev. Joseph Camp and is located on 30 acres in rural Talladega County.
Camp was committed to Bryce Hospital late in life and wrote and published at his own expense an exposé about life at Bryce titled “An Insight into an Insane Asylum.”
The Community House, also known as the First Congregational United Church of Christ, is listed in the Alabama Register for its religious history and for its association with African-American heritage.
”It is a good example of an early 20th-century church founded to minister to the students of Talladega College,” Wofford said.
In 1867 the American Missionary Association founded Talladega College. In connection with the college, Sunday schools were organized and neighborhood prayer meetings were held.
It was natural that a church would be the outgrowth of such ministries and in 1868, the First Congregational Church was founded and met on the chapel on campus.
This church was not only the first Congregational Church in Talladega, but it was also the first Congregational Church in the state of Alabama.
By the 1920s the church outgrew the chapel and in 1926 the Community House was constructed. The church is still active today and continues to minister to Talladega College students.
The Alabama Historical Commission administers the Alabama Register program, which gives the public a simple way to bring recognition to historic properties. The Alabama Register officially recognizes and honors buildings, sites, structures, objects and historic districts that are at least 40 years old.
The Alabama Register designation is honorary and caries no restrictions on property and offers no financial incentives.
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