The Taylor House

Leroy, Alabama

The Historical Marker is located in Leroy, Alabama, in Washington County. It is on Jefferson Davis Highway ¼ mile north of Batley Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27188 US-43, Leroy AL 36548, United States of America. GPS coordinates: 31°30’25.9″N 87°57’24.4″W. This marker was erected in 1986 by the Alabama Historical Association.

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Built circa 1841 by Walter Taylor on Commerce Street in Jackson. In 1985, it was removed from its original site to make way for a new City Hall Complex and was brought to this site and restored as the Leroy Branch of the Washington County State Bank.

Walter Taylor (1817-1886) was the son of David Taylor, one of the original Commissioners of the Town of Jackson in 1816. He was a prominent attorney, farmer and merchant and with his wife Amanda Caroline Lankford Taylor, founded the Jackson Methodist Church in 1984.