Henry D. Clayton House | |
Location | SR 30, Clayton, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 31°51′56.2″N 85°27′08.5″W / 31.865611°N 85.452361°W |
Area | c. 51 acres (21 ha) |
Built | 1850 |
Architect | Henry D. Clayton, Sr. |
NRHP reference No. | 76002259 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 8, 1976[1] |
Designated NHL | December 8, 1976[2] |
The Henry D. Clayton House is a historic plantation house in Clayton, Alabama, United States, most notable as the birthplace and childhood home of Henry De Lamar Clayton, Jr. (1857–1929), a legislator and judge. Clayton came to prominence while serving in the United States Congress as the author of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914. This act prohibited particular types of conduct deemed not to be in the best interest of a competitive market. He was appointed a Federal District Judge in 1914, where he became recognized as an advocate for judicial reform.[2] The house was built by his father, Confederate General Henry DeLamar Clayton, Sr. It was declared a National Historic Landmark on December 8, 1976.[2][3]
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