Near the courthouse square in Moulton [Lawrence County, Alabama],
there is a building on the corner of Main St. and Walnut that reads, “Bank of Moulton.” The building is one of the oldest in the city and the history inside it is even older.
The historic building houses the Lawrence County Archives. Created in 1990, the Lawrence County Archives motto is “Preserving the Past for the Future.” Recently, that motto was applied literally to the building when it underwent some historic renovations.
Built in 1939, it’s no surprise that renovation needed to be done on one of the oldest buildings in the county that is still in use. It started when the north wall began showing its age. Water began seeping through the walls until it had cracked and stained the plaster around the windows.
Two different roofing and masonry companies examined the building and could not determine the cause of the leak. After a faulty roof was ruled out, one local masonry company noticed something peculiar about the windows on the north wall facing the square.
“When we saw all the mold growing above the windows, we were confident of what the problem was,” said Greg White of Greg’s Masonry. “Water was seeping through the mortar joints on the outside of the wall.”
Read the full article in the August 5, 2010 edition of the Moulton Advertiser.
Hello,
I am looking for info on little Egypt Plantation and Dark Bottom that was located in Courtland.