Avondale Park Historic District Explained

Avondale Park Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Location:Roughly bounded by 47th st., 7th Ave., 8th Court, 34th St., and AL 4, Birmingham, Alabama
Coordinates:33.5221°N -86.7712°W
Built:1886
Architect:Burnhum & Greer
Architecture:Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
Added:February 20, 1998
Refnum:98000106
Nocat:yes

The Avondale Park Historic District in Birmingham, Alabama, United States is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. It is in the Avondale section of the city. It includes work dating to 1886 and work by Burnhum & Greer. It includes Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Tudor Revival architecture. The listing included 425 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures.[1]

At least four of the contributing buildings are houses of worship including Avondale United Methodist Church,[2] the Birmingham Baha'i Center, the Birmingham Friends Meeting,[3] and Redeemer Community Church.[4] The Baha'i center and the Friends meetinghouse were originally houses. Redeemer's domed building was built for South Avondale Baptist Church.[5]

Avondale Park

The district is centered around Avondale Park, a city park that has been reserved for green space since the urban development of the neighborhood in 1887. It will be the venue for archery during the 2022 World Games.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mansell . Jeff . Trina Binkley . [{{NRHP url|id=98000106}} Avondale Park Historic District ]. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form . National Park Service . March 17, 2014 . August 10, 1997 . https://www.webcitation.org/6O9YfRaW5?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/text/98000106.pdf . March 18, 2014 . live . See also: Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=98000106|photos=y}} Accompanying photos ]. March 17, 2014 . https://www.webcitation.org/6O9YgKP6e?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/photos/98000106.pdf . March 18, 2014 . live .
  2. Web site: Bains. David. 2019-11-10. Avondale's Religious Life. live. 2021-07-12. Magic City Religion. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200216023732/https://magiccityreligion.org/avondales-religious-life/ . 2020-02-16 .
  3. Web site: Graffeo. Carol. 2019-10-31. Birmingham Friends Meeting. live. 2021-07-12. Magic City Religion. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200804105124/https://magiccityreligion.org/2019/10/30/birmingham-friends-meeting/ . 2020-08-04 .
  4. Web site: Hamilton. John. 2019-11-13. Redeemer Community Church. live. 2021-07-12. Magic City Religion. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924101849/https://magiccityreligion.org/2019/11/12/redeemer-community-church/ . 2020-09-24 .
  5. Web site: Thompson. Patrick. 2019-11-19. South Avondale Baptist Church. live. 2021-07-12. Magic City Religion. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617101256/https://magiccityreligion.org/2019/11/19/south-avondale-baptist-church/ . 2020-06-17 .
  6. Web site: Three More Competition Venues Announced for the World Games 2022. 19 March 2021.

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