Coffin Shop

	Coffin Shop
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location in Alabama Location in United States
Location	McKee and Monroe Sts., Gainesville, Alabama
Coordinates	32°49′18″N 88°9′30″W / 32.82167°N 88.15833°W
Area	less than one acre
Built by	Edward N. Kring
Architectural style	Shotgun Plan
MPS	Gainesville MRA
NRHP reference No.	85002930
Added to NRHP	October 29, 1985

The Coffin Shop, also known as the Kring Carpenter Shop, is a historic commercial building in Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama. The one-story wood-frame structure was built by Edward N. Kring between 1860 and 1870 as an auxiliary space to his carpenter shop, which originally stood next door. It is a simple gable-fronted structure, with a shotgun plan interior. The exterior features a clapboard-sided front, with a scalloped bargeboard trim on the gable. The other external walls are covered in board and batten siding.^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1985.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Coffin Shop". National Park Service. March 18, 2000. Retrieved May 1, 2017. See also: "Accompanying photos".

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpinv-2] "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Coffin Shop". National Park Service. March 18, 2000. Retrieved May 1, 2017. See also: "Accompanying photos".

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Sumter County, Alabama
Historic districts	Gainesville Historic District Main–Yankee Street Historic District
Other properties	Dr. James Alvis Beavers House Coffin Shop Colgin Hill Fort Tombecbe Gibbs House Col. Green G. Mobley House Oakhurst Park and Bandstand Sumter County Courthouse Dr. H. B. Ward House Laura Watson House
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Sumter County, Alabama and List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama

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