The East Wetumpka Commercial Historic District, in Wetumpka, Alabama, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. The listing included 25 contributing buildings and 10 non-contributing ones on 6 acres (2.4 ha).[1][2]
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| Location | Roughly, Company St. from Spring St. to E. Bridge St. and E. Bridge and Commerce Sts. from Main to Hill Sts., Wetumpka, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32°32′16″N 86°12′16″W / 32.53778°N 86.20444°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000055[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 20, 1992 |
The district includes most of the central business district of Wetumpka.[2] Roughly, it consists of Company St. from Spring St. to E. Bridge St. and E. Bridge and Commerce Sts. from Main to Hill Streets, in Wetumpka.[1]
Among the most important buildings are:
- Bank of Wetumpka building (c.1910), 110 East Bridge St, a two-story white masonry bank building, with bold vertical-oriented architectural design, one of only two architect-designed buildings in the district, at prominent five-way intersection.[2]
- First National Bank (c.1910), Company Street, a two-story bank building, triangular (flatiron) in shape, with landmark clock, at same five-way intersection. Pilasters support a wide architrave above the first floor windows, and pattern is repeated, smaller, at second story.[2]
- Lancaster Hotel building (c.1903), 102 Court St. and East Main St., at same five-way intersection; a three-story hotel[2]
- Elmore County Courthouse (1931), Commerce Street. This is a monumental two-story Classical Revival building "with Egyptian Art Deco overtones", the other architect-designed building in the district. It has a central loggia supported by eight massive, fluted columns, and an architrave decorated with modillions and flowerettes.[2]
- 221 Company Street (c.1910), a three-story brick commercial building regarded as a historical social and economic hub of the black community of Wetumpka; it has also been known as the Rose-Geeter Funeral Home.[2]
- Old Jail (c.1820), one-story brick building with small barred windows on three sides, regarded as Wetumpka's first jail.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Marilyn B. Sullivan; Melanie Betz (December 31, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: East Wetumpka Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 30, 2019. With accompanying 30 photos
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