5950 County Road 29, Marion Junction, AL 36759
- 5 Bedroom/ 3 Bath
- 4418 Sq Ft
- 3 Acres
- Circa 1839
- $229,500
The Forte-Randall
The Forte-Randall, Circa 1830 located on 2.69 acres in Marion Junction, AL is a unique pedigree of timeless beauty and neoclassical charm. The spacious historical mansion is complete with 5 extra large bedrooms, and 3 baths. The main entrance features an enormous foyer, a perpetual center hall, a beautiful colonial staircase, double parlors, hardwood floors galore, a grand dining room for entertaining, a sunroom, four massive greek architectural pillars complimenting the homes exterior, a porte-cochere, and limitless opportunities! You must come see it for yourself!
The home had a list price of $149,900 in 2020, at which time it was sold. It was in the Randall Family for over 100 years.
History of the Forts
At one point the town’s name was Forts in their honor, changing its name in 1857 to Marion Junction with the coming of the railroad. The plantation would still have the name Fort’s, as was the post office. Probate records indicate that the lands lie right at Marion Junction. Property included in the estate of Burwell Jackson Fort Jr. included: a large residence house on one part, a smaller residence house on another part, a dwelling (hotel?) and a restaurant combined and two double Negro cabins (although records indicate there may have been as many as 5 slave cabins).
After the death of Burwell “Jay” Jackson Jr., his personal property, homestead and lots of land were divided into parcels and sold off individually. The proceeds divided among the heirs. The “spacious country home where B.J. Fort II and his family lived has been made modern, yet also has had restoration towards its original grandeur and is now the home of his great-grandson, Earnest Franklin Randall.” (“A family called Fort: the descendents of Elia Fort of Virginia” by Homer T. Fort, Drucilla Stovall Jones, p. 591). The home is part of Morning View Stock Farm, which has register of being an Alabama Heritage Farm in 1977. E.F. Randall died in 1979. His final resting place is in the Marion Junction Community Cemetery alongside his ancestors.
Experience the Past
5950 County Road 29, Marion Junction, AL 36759. The Forte-Randall, Circa 1830 is a unique pedigree of timeless beauty and neoclassical charm
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