The Dean / Inzer House is a Greek revival antebellum home built by Moses Dean in 1852 and acquired by John W. Inzer in 1866. The Inzer family occupied it from 1866 to 1987, and in July 1987 the home and its contents, including an extensive law library, were deeded by family heirs to St. Clair Camp 308, Sons of Confederate Veterans, to become a museum in honor of Lt. Col. and Judge John W. Inzer, maintained for educational purposes and public awareness; the museum was incorporated in December 1988 as a non-profit corporation. John Washington Inzer was born January 9th, 1834, in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and moved with his family to Eden in St. Clair County, Alabama, in 1853. He began studying law in 1854, was admitted to the bar in 1855, moved to Ashville in 1856 to practice law, and in 1859 was licensed to practice before the Alabama Supreme Court and appointed Probate Judge of St. Clair County. In 1861 he was elected to represent St. Clair County at Alabama's Secession Convention, the youngest man to do so. In 1862 he joined the Confederate Army as a private and rose to the rank of Lt. Col. in the 58th Alabama Infantry Regiment. He fought at Corinth, Shiloh, Chickamauga, and Missionary Ridge, where he was captured and held as a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio, from 1863 to 1865. After Chickamauga, Col. Bushrod Jones praised Lt. Col. Inzer's conspicuous bravery, his ability to inspire his men to charge with enthusiasm, and his gallantry on the battle's second day, saying there was not a more gallant and courageous officer in the Confederate Army. In July 1865 he was appointed Probate Judge by occupying Union forces and was elected to that office in 1866. He was elected to the State Senate in 1874 and 1890, appointed a Trustee of Howard College in 1877, later Samford University, served as a Trustee of the Alabama Insane Hospital from 1878 to 1900, and was appointed Judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit in 1907 and re-elected in 1908. John Washington Inzer died January 2nd, 1928, at age 93 as the last surviving member of the Alabama Secession convention, was known as Alabama's Grand Old Man, and was buried in Ashville Cemetery.