Lower Dauphin Street Historic District Explained

Lower Dauphin Street Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Coordinates:30.6894°N -88.0489°W
Location:Mobile, Alabama
Architecture:Federal, Italianate, Queen Anne, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Added:February 9, 1979, expanded multiple times thereafter.[1]
Increase:February 19, 1982
Increase2:June 30, 1995
Increase3:August 14, 1998
Increase4:September 3, 2019
Refnum:79000392
Increase Refnum:82002059
Increase2 Refnum:95000779
Increase3 Refnum:98001027
Increase4 Refnum:100001307
Nocat:yes

The Lower Dauphin Street 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 February 9, 1979. The district encompasses all of Dauphin Street from Water Street to Jefferson Street.[1] It covers 551acres and contains 736 contributing buildings. The boundaries were increased on February 19, 1982, June 30, 1995, August 14, 1998, and September 3, 2019. The buildings range in age from the 1820s to the 20th century and include the Federal, Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Italianate, and various other Victorian architectural styles.[1]

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Examples of architecture within the Lower Dauphin Street Historic District:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alabama: Mobile County . "Nationalhistoricalregister.com". 2008-01-28.