Wharton-Chappell House

Montgomery, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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The Wharton–Chappell House is a Greek Revival residence in Montgomery, Alabama, built in 1854 by William G. Wharton, a local brick manufacturer. The single-story brick structure features a five-bay façade with a hipped-roof portico supported by paired Doric columns, sheltering an entry door flanked by transom and sidelights. The interior follows a central-hall plan with four rooms accessed through a vestibule. After passing through several owners—including Thomas Dorsey and his widow, who married James Chappell in 1865—the property was sold to the federal government in 1935 and converted into administrative offices for the Riverside Heights housing project, which opened in 1937. A 1958 ell addition on the west side and a rear service building added in 1935 modified the original structure. Following the demolition of the housing complex in 2009, the house stands as the sole survivor on a site now occupied by an artificial whitewater rafting park (opened 2023). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.