East Commerce Street Historic District Explained

East Commerce Street Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Coordinates:31.8297°N -86.6189°W
Architecture:Early Commercial, Romanesque
Added:November 4, 1986
Mpsub:Greenville MRA
Refnum:86001966
Nocat:yes

The East Commerce Street Historic District is a historic district in Greenville, Alabama, United States. The district contains Greenville's oldest commercial buildings, as well as the Butler County Courthouse. The first courthouse on the site was built in 1822; the current, fourth, courthouse was completed in 1903. The commercial buildings date from the 1880s through 1928 and are primarily vernacular brick structures. A fire in 1927 destroyed many buildings along Commerce Street. A National Guard Armory was built south of the courthouse, on Conecuh Street, by the Works Progress Administration in 1936.[1]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qualls . Shirley . Bailey . Michael . Dolan . Tom . [{{NRHP url|id=86001966}} East Commerce Street Historic District ]. Multiple Resources of Greenville . National Park Service . December 21, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171221222730/https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/86001966.pdf . December 21, 2017 . live . January 1986. See also: Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86001966|photos=y}} Accompanying photos ]. December 21, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171221222753/https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Photos/86001966.pdf . December 21, 2017 . live.