Publication dedicated to Corley Chapman, Jr. Publication is fully illustrated and indexed. 1. The Allred House, a documented history of 1840's "I" house, the pioneer family of Major William Burt Allred and the Allred Family Cemetery. 2. St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, a documented history of the development of the Catholic Church in Troy, including the building of the 1915 sanctuary and the influence of Martin Connor, local merchant, on the development of the Catholic faith in Troy, Alabama. 3. Connor-Chapman House, a documented history of 1870's historic townhouse, the family that built it and its association with the development of the Catholic Church in Troy, Alabama. 4. The Octagon House, a documented history of Clayton, Alabama's Petty-Roberts house, the only surviving antebellum octogon house in Alabama. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Includes a history of the Petty Family (The Allred House, St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church and Connor-Chapmen House were added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by the Alabama Historical Commission in August 2001). Published January 2012.