"Mr. Geo. B. Ward's Estate, Crest of Shades Mountain, Birmingham, Ala."
"Vestavia / The country home of Mr. Geo. B. Ward, on the crest of Shades Mountain, altitude 1300 feet, 6 miles from Birmingham, Ala. Replica of celebrated Temple of Vesta of Rome. Destroyed in the fifth century. Dimensions of building - 70 feet high, 186 feet in circumference, 20 columns, 9 fee...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/44544 |
| Summary: | "Vestavia / The country home of Mr. Geo. B. Ward, on the crest of Shades Mountain, altitude 1300 feet, 6 miles from Birmingham, Ala. Replica of celebrated Temple of Vesta of Rome. Destroyed in the fifth century. Dimensions of building - 70 feet high, 186 feet in circumference, 20 columns, 9 feet circumference." |
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