George Leatherbury House

The George Leatherbury House was a historic house along the shore of Portersville Bay, halfway between Bayou La Batre and Bayou Coden, in southern Mobile County, Alabama.

George Leatherbury House
LocationShell Belt Rd. SE of Sans Souci Beach, Coden, Alabama
Coordinates30°22′47″N 88°15′4″W
Area3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1912
Architectural styleBay house
NRHP reference No.90000917[1]
Added to NRHPJune 14, 1990

Description and history

It was built in 1912 by George Scarborough Leatherbury in the local "Bay house" style. Leatherbury owned several lumber companies in Mississippi and operated a naval stores company. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 1990.[1] It was subsequently destroyed on August 29, 2005 by an estimated record-level 12-to-16-foot (3.7 to 4.9 m) storm surge generated by Hurricane Katrina.[2]

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References
  1. "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
  2. Carl Ferraro. "Hurricane Ivan and Hurricane Katrina: A Comparison of Community Impacts" (PDF). Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources-State Lands Division-Coastal Section. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 23, 2010.


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