Church Street East Historic District Explained

Church Street East Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Location:Mobile, Alabama
Coordinates:30.6861°N -88.048°W
Architecture:Federal, Greek Revival, Renaissance Revival, Italianate, and others
Added:16 December 1971[1]
Increase:January 13, 1984
Increase2:April 20, 2005
Refnum:71000102
Increase Refnum:84000663
Increase2 Refnum:05000289
Nocat:yes

The Church Street East 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 16 December 1971. Since a boundary increase on 13 January 1984, it is roughly bounded by Broad, Conti, Water, Claiborne, and Canal Streets. 20 April 2005 saw the further addition of 66 & 68 Royal Street to the district. The district covers 1403acres and contains 83 contributing buildings and one object. It contains portions of Mobile's 19th century downtown area and features government, museum, commercial, and residential structures in a variety of 19th-century styles. The buildings range in age from the 1820s to 1900 and include the Federal, Greek Revival, Renaissance Revival, Italianate, and various other Victorian architectural styles.[1] Notable buildings include the Government Street Presbyterian Church, Barton Academy, and the Ketchum House.

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Examples of architecture found within the Church Street East Historic District:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alabama: Mobile County. "Nationalhistoricalregister.com". 2008-01-28. 2006-01-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20060107073524/http://www.nationalhistoricalregister.com/AL/Mobile/districts.html. dead.