The two-story wood-frame house was built in 1855 for Robert Tait by a builder named Henry Cook.

[1] Robert was the grandson of Charles Tait, a United States Senator from Georgia.

Dr. Ervin served in both houses of the Alabama Legislature and was elected President Pro Tem of the state senate in 1872.

[2] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1995.

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