Old Town Historic District (Selma, Alabama) Explained

Old Town Historic District
Nrhp Type:	hd
Coordinates:	32.4103°N -87.0253°W
Added:	May 3, 1978
Refnum:	78000486
Nocat:	yes

The Old Town Historic District is a 323acres historic district in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. It is bounded by U.S. Route 80, Broad and Franklin streets, and Dallas and Selma avenues. The boundaries were increased on December 15, 2003. The district includes examples of the Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival, Victorian, Shotgun, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Classical Revival.

Contributing properties

It contains 629 properties, with 513 contributing and 116 noncontributing to the district.^[1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1978.

• Dallas Academy was a private school in Selma, Alabama (Dallas County, Alabama). The school building was constructed ca. 1889 and it is a contributing property to the Old Town Historic District.^[2]
• Sturdivant Hall

Individually listed Greek Revival house.

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=78000486}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Town Historic District ]. April 15, 2013 . National Park Service. See also: Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=03001137}} Boundary increase]. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=78000486|photos=y}} Accompanying photos].
2. Web site: Dallas Academy Building at Selma, AL (Built c. 1889, listed on the NRHP).