OVERVIEW
Location: Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama
Date Constructed/ Founded: 1850’s
Associated Surnames: Raines
Historical Notes: Woodlane Plantation was established as a cotton and tobacco plantation in the 1850’s for John W. Raines. The mansion, completed in 1852, was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. The home became occupied by Reuben Kolb in the 1880’s.
Associated Pages: none
ASSOCIATED ENSLAVED PERSONS
None noted yet
ASSOCIATED FREE PERSONS
John W. Raines – owner
Kolb family: Reuben Francis Kolb (1839 – 1918) – owner (1880’s); Mary Caledonia “Callie” Cargile Kolb – wife of R.F. Kolb (m. 1860); Reuben F. Kolb Jr. – son of R.F. and M.C.C. Kolb; William H. Kolb – son of R.F. and M.C.C. Kolb; Emily F. Kolb – daughter of R.F. and M.C.C. Kolb
RESEARCH LEADS AND RECORDS
None noted yet
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
- Woodlane Plantation has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Reference number 06000183) since March 29, 2006.
REFERENCES
- Wikipedia: Woodlane Plantation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlane_Plantation
- Wikipedia: Reuben Kolb, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben_Kolb
- National Park Service: Woodlane Plantation, https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/06000183
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