The North Central Historic District in Alexander City, Alabama, in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
North Central Historic District | |
.JPG) Alexander City First Methodist Church | |
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| Location | Bet. Hall and Summer, Warren and Hillabee, Warren and Ridgeway, MLK and Hillabee, Alexander City, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32°57′31″N 85°57′32″W / 32.9586°N 85.9589°W |
| Area | 850 acres (3.4 km2) |
| Architect | E. Walter Burkhardt; Buddy Elliott |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Romanesque, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000833[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 2005 |
The district included 349 buildings deemed contributing and one contributing site, as well as 67 non-contributing buildings, in a 850 acres (3.4 km2) area roughly spanning between Hall and Summer, Warren and Hillabee, Warren and Ridgeway, MLK and Hillabee streets/avenues.[1]
The area mainly developed from the 1880s to 1954 (50 years before NRHP nomination), with the City Cemetery (founded 1875) and the Bethel Baptist church cemetery (c.1875) preceding.[2]
Architectural styles represented in the district include Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival.[1] The district includes several significant ranch-style houses designed by Auburn University professor E. Walter Burkhardt and local architect Buddy Elliott.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System – (#05000833)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Registration: North Central Historic District". NARA. Retrieved July 20, 2022. Includes 30 photos from 2003.
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