[1] It was built for Kimbrough Cassels Dubose in 1850 by Albert Prince, a slave.

Dubose, born in Darlington District, South Carolina was educated at the preparatory school of Prof. Stafford who later was of the faculty of the University of Alabama.

His wife was Miss Elizabeth Boykin Witherspoon also of Darlington District, South Carolina, and they had seven sons and four daughters: John Witherspoon, James Henry, Jr., Eugene, Nicholas William, Francis Marion, Lemuel Benton and Edwin Dargan-the daughters Louisa, Rosalie, Augusta and Adele.

Another historic plantation house, Altwood, was moved from a nearby location to the Cedar Crest grounds in 1988.

This article about a property in Alabama on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.