Richards DAR House

{{short description|Historic house in Alabama, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Richards DAR House

| nrhp_type = cp

| nocat = yes

| partof = De Tonti Square Historic District

| partof_refnum = 72000169{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

| designated_nrhp_type = February 7, 1972

| image = 256 Joachim Street Richards DAR House Mobile AL 01.jpg

| caption = The Richards DAR House in 2008

| location = Mobile, Alabama

| coordinates = {{coord|30|41|45|N|88|2|44|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Alabama

| architecture = Italianate

| built = 1860

}}

The Richards DAR House is a historic house museum in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The Italianate style house was completed in 1860 for Charles and Caroline Richards.{{cite web |url=http://www.richardsdarhouse.com/index.html |title=Richards DAR House Museum |publisher=Richards DAR House Museum |access-date=August 12, 2011}} It is a contributing property to the De Tonti Square Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 7, 1972. The four Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) chapters in Mobile jointly operate and maintain the house.{{cite web |url=http://www.needhambryanchapterdar.com/project_richardshouse.htm |title=Richards DAR House |publisher=Needham Bryan Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution |access-date=August 12, 2011}} It is noted by architectural historians as one of Mobile's best preserved and elaborate examples of mid-19th century domestic architecture.{{cite book | last =Gamble | first =Robert | year =1987 | title =The Alabama Catalog: A Guide to the Early Architecture of the State | page=311 | publisher=University of Alabama Press | location = University, AL | isbn =0-8173-0148-8 }}