Talk:Montebrier

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Major update to article

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I recently completed a substantial update to the Montebrier article to improve historical accuracy and incorporate reliable sources. The revision includes:

Expanded construction history based on the National Register of Historic Places nomination form (1972), which documents that construction began in the early 1850s and was completed after the Civil War.
Corrected ownership chronology, including the Mahan family, the Gorgas family, the Huckeby/McCalley period, the 1920s country club era, the bank foreclosure, and the 1932 purchase by John Steelman.
Updated architectural description to reflect both the NRHP characterization (“simple, early domestic Gothic”) and Robert S. Gamble’s classification of the house as part of the cottage orné tradition.
Updated infobox (builder, architectural style, completion date).
Added external links to the official Montebrier website, the historical marker, and the NRHP nomination form.
Cleaned up categories to reflect the corrected architectural period.

I forgot to include an edit summary when publishing the update, so I am noting the changes here for transparency. All additions are supported by citations to the NRHP nomination form, the 2004 historical marker, and Gamble’s *Historic Architecture in Alabama*. Bhambartender (talk) 21:38, 20 February 2026 (UTC)Reply