![]() For more abandoned places from across Alabama, check out my books Abandoned Alabama: Exploring the Heart of Dixie and Abandoned Birmingham. You can find me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. A 1950s Chevrolet sedan parked behind the abandoned funeral home. Chunks of plaster from the ceiling cover the floor. Historic American Buildings Survey, 1935 January 2020 An upstairs bedroom shows the extent of the water damage. In 2019, Places in Peril listed the house to provide statewide awareness of the ongoing issue. The Eufaula Heritage Association is supporting the restoration of the house. The owners have applied for an emergency loan from the Alabama Trust’s Endangered Property Trust Fund, but this loan cannot cover the costs. The old home suffers from severe water intrusion and deteriorates further with each passing day. Today, the house is owned by a family member living in Florida. The storm damage was exacerbated by Hurricane Michael a year later. In 2017, a wind storm damaged the roof and broke several windows. His wife continued to live in the house until her death in 2004. When Colonel White passed away, they decided to close the funeral business. For decades, the Lewis family operated a funeral business downstairs and lived upstairs. The Lewis family purchased the property around 1948 and the house was renovated for use as Colonel White’s Funeral Home. After his death in 1892, his son inherited the property. While living in Eufaula, Ramser got married, became a member of the city council, and held the position of mayor as well as superintendent of education. A few years later, in 1862, tragedy struck after a member of the Cowan family known for sleepwalking fell from the porch balcony becoming paralyzed.Īfter the Civil War, the property was sold to Jacob Ramser, a Swiss furniture craftsman. In 1859, after Cowan’s death, one of his sons inherited the property. One of Cowan’s sons served as an officer during the Civil War. ![]() The couple’s daughters married wealthy district attorneys or state senators. They also raised his wife’s orphaned brother. Cowan and his wife had eight children, three of whom tragically died young. Colonel White & Sons Funeral Home, the house was originally built as a private residence for William Cowan, who was one of Eufaula’s earliest physicians. One of eight historic Eufaula structures recorded during this time.īuilt circa 1840, the Cowan-Ramser House is one of the oldest surviving Greek Revival residences in Eufaula. Historic American Building Survey (1935). ![]()
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