Fort Payne Boom Town Historic District Explained

Fort Payne Boom Town Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Location:Roughly Gault St. from 4th St. NE. to 6th St. NE., Fort Payne, Alabama
Coordinates:34.4442°N -85.7194°W
Architecture:Late Victorian, Romanesque
Added:April 21, 1989
Refnum:89000308
Nocat:yes

The Fort Payne Boom Town Historic District is a historic district in Fort Payne, Alabama. The district encompasses five properties built around 1889, when Fort Payne was undergoing huge growth owing to the area's mineral deposits. Included are the Alabama Great Southern Depot; the Fort Payne Opera House; the Sawyer Building, a two-story Victorian commercial building; City Park, which sat across from the (now-demolished) county courthouse; and Purdy Furniture, which built as the headquarters of the Fort Payne Coal and Iron Company. Another Victorian commercial building has since been demolished.[1] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kay . Steven M. . [{{NRHP url|id=89000308}} Fort Payne Boom Town Historic District ]. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form . National Park Service . August 10, 2014 . January 1989 . https://www.webcitation.org/6RjZpancw?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/text/89000308.pdf . August 10, 2014 . live . See also: Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=89000308|photos=y}} Accompanying photos ]. August 10, 2014 . https://www.webcitation.org/6RjZqZTl0?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/photos/89000308.pdf . August 10, 2014 . live .