Garden District (Montgomery, Alabama) Explained

Garden District
Nrhp Type:hd
Location:Roughly bounded by Norman Bridge Rd., Court St., Jeff Davis, and Fairview Aves., Montgomery, Alabama
Coordinates:32.3581°N -86.3053°W
Architect:Multiple, including Ralph Adams Cram
Architecture:Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, and Bungalow
Added:September 13, 1984
Refnum:84000698
Nocat:yes

The Garden District is a 315acres historic district in Montgomery, Alabama.

Garden District is roughly bounded by Norman Bridge Road, Court Street, Jeff Davis Avenue, and Fairview Avenue. It contains 678 contributing buildings with architecture including the Queen Anne, Classical Revival and American Craftsman styles. When listed, the district included 678 contributing buildings and 81 non-contributing buildings. The district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1984.

Architecture

It includes work designed by multiple architects, including one or more works by Ralph Adams Cram. It includes Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, and Bungalow, and other architecture.[1]

Examples of architecture within the Garden District:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dolan . Tom . Ellen Mertins . Marilyn Sullivan . [{{NRHP url|id=84000698}} Garden District ]. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form . National Park Service . March 15, 2014 . May 10, 1984 . https://www.webcitation.org/6O5vBAOlr?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/text/84000698.pdf . March 15, 2014 . live . See also: Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=84000698|photos=y}} Accompanying photos ]. March 15, 2014 . https://www.webcitation.org/6O5vCIkMt?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/photos/84000698.pdf . March 15, 2014 . live .