The Midtown Historic District is a historic district in the city of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2001, with a small boundary increase on November 18, 2020[1] It is roughly bounded by Taylor Avenue, Government Street, Houston Street, Kenneth Street, Springhill Avenue, and Florida Street.[2] The district covers 467 acres (1.89 km2) and contains 1,270 contributing buildings. The majority of the contributing buildings range in age from the 1880s to the 1950s and cover a wide variety of architectural styles.[2] The district was significantly affected by a tornado on December 25, 2012.[3]
Midtown Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Taylor Ave., US 90, Houston St., Kenneth St., US 98, and Florida St., 2401-2403 and 2407 Old Shell Rd., Mobile, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 30°40′59.82″N 88°5′19.44″W / 30.6832833°N 88.0887333°W |
| Area | 467 acres (189 ha) |
| Built | 1880s-1950s |
| Architect | George Rogers C.L. Hutchisson, Sr. C.L. Hutchisson, Jr. Nicholas Holmes, Jr. others |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Queen Anne, late Victorian, Spanish Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001293[1] (original) 100005805 (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 29 November 2001[1][2] |
| Boundary increase | November 18, 2020 |
Gallery
edit- Contributing and individually NRHP-listed buildings to the Midtown Historic District
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George Fearn House at 1806 Old Government Street -
Wade Askew House at 103 Florence Place -
Carlen House at 54 South Carlen Street -
Murphy High School at 100 South Carlen Street -
Trinity Episcopal Church at 1900 Dauphin Street -
Termite Hall at 2000 Dauphin Street
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Alabama: Mobile County". "Nationalhistoricalregister.com". Retrieved January 28, 2008.
- ^ Michael Dumas (December 26, 2012). "Mobilians assess damage, move to action in wake of EF-2 tornado". Press-Register. AL.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
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