"Vestavia, Country Home of Mr. Geo. B. Ward, Crest of Shades Mountain, Birmingham, Ala."
"Vestavia is the country home of Mr. Geo. B. Ward, on the crest of Shades Mountain, altitude 1,300 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, eac...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | "Vestavia is the country home of Mr. Geo. B. Ward, on the crest of Shades Mountain, altitude 1,300 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, each 9 feet circumference." |
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