Boligee Hill, now known as Myrtle Hill, is a historic

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near Boligee,

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, United States. The Boligee Hill plantation was established in 1835 by a physician, John David Means. He had migrated to Alabama from

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. Means had 110 slaves according to the 1850 Greene County census. The house was built in 1840. It was acquired by the Hays family in 1869 and renamed Myrtle Hall for the sweet myrtle growing around it. The property was restored in 2007 by the Beeker family and renamed Myrtle Hill. The house was placed on the

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on February 19, 1982, due to its architectural significance.

Gallery

Image:Boligee Hill 02.jpg, Rear elevation in 1936 Image:Boligee Hill 03.jpg, Detail of front entrance Image:Boligee Hill 04.jpg, Detail of staircase in entrance hall

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Photograph of house taken after restoration
National Register of Historic Places in Greene County, Alabama Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama Houses completed in 1840 Plantation houses in Alabama Houses in Greene County, Alabama Historic American Buildings Survey in Alabama 1840 establishments in Alabama {{Alabama-plantation-stub