Former National Historic Landmark
| Landmark name | Image | Date declared | Locality | County | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yancey, William Lowndes, Law Office | 1973, withdrawn in 1986 |
Montgomery |
Mont- gomery |
As a lawyer, populist legislator, firebrand orator, and party leader, William Lowndes Yancey was an important figure in sectional politics in the leadup to the Civil War. He gained national influence as an aggressive advocate of states' rights and exacerbated sectional differences that led to the secession of the Southern states from the Union. He had his law office in this building from 1846 until his death in 1863. Through successive modernizations and restorations in the 1970s and 1980s, the building lost much of the historic integrity for which it was originally designated a landmark, leading to the withdrawal of its designation. It was, however, retained on the National Register of Historic Places. |
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