Alabama - Montgomery County - Historic Districts
Montgomery County Alabama (Historic Districts) has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Maxwell Air Force Base Senior Officer's Quarters Historic District, Alabama State University Historic District, Cloverdale Historic District, Lower Commerce Street Historic District and Lower Commerce Street Historic District (Boundary Increase).

The famous person Charles Ordeman is associated with one of more of the Montgomery County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Montgomery County places including US Army, Office of Constructing Quartermaster, Warren, Knight, & Davis, Joseph F. Johnson, Ralph Adams Cram, H. Langford Warren, Charles Ordeman, William P. Callahan, Robert Hugger and Joseph C. Maschi. Prominent architectural styles found in Montgomery Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian and Classical Revival.

Alabama State University Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001228)
Also known as State Teachers College
915 S. Jackson St. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Warren, Knight, & Davis
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
City of St. Jude Historic District (added 1990 - - #90000916)
2048 W. Fairview Ave. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maschi,Joseph C., Callahan,William P.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Health Care, Other, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Hospital, Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Education, Other, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, School
Cloverdale Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002161)
Roughly bounded by Norman Bridge & Cloverdale Rd., Fairview & Felder Aves. and Boultier St. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Johnson,Joseph F.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Cottage Hill Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000350)
Roughly bounded by Goldthwaite, Bell, Holt, and Clayton Sts. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown, Hugger,Robert
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
Court Square Historic District (added 1982 - - #82002062)
Also known as See Also:Court Square-Dexter Ave. Historic District (Boundar
21--35 Court St., 1--2 Dexter Ave., 18--24 N. Court St., and Court Sq. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Specialty Store, Street Furniture/Object, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Specialty Store, Street Furniture/Object, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Court Square-Dexter Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1984 - - #84000697)
Also known as See also:Winter Building
Roughly Dexter Ave., Perry, Court, and Monroe Sts. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
East Dexter Avenue Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003886)
201--255 Dexter Ave. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Garden District (added 1984 - - #84000698)
Roughly bounded by Norman Bridge Rd., Court St., Jeff Davis, and Fairview Aves. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cram,Ralph Adams, Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
1930
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Huntingdon College Campus Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000138)
Also known as Women's College of Alabama
1500 E. Fairview Ave. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Warren, H. Langford
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Other, Education, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
Lower Commerce Street Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000395)
Also known as See Also:Lower Commerce Street Historic District (Boundary I
Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Commerce, N. Court, and Bibb Sts. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Lower Commerce Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1987 - - #86001529)
Also known as See Also:79000395;82002063
Roughly bounded by Central of Georgia RR tracks, N. Lawrence St., Madison Ave., and Commerce St. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Warehouse
Lower Commerce Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1982 - - #82002063)
Also known as See Also:Lower Commerce Street Historic District
Roughly bounded by RR tracks, N. Court, Commerce, Coosa, and Tallapoosa Sts. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Warehouse
Maxwell Air Force Base Senior Officer's Quarters Historic District (added 1988 - - #87002177)
West Dr., N. Juniper & S. Juniper Sts., Inner Circle, Center Dr., Sequoia, & East Dr., Maxwell Air Force Base , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Office of Constructing Quartermaster, US Army
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Multiple
Significant Year:
1935, 1932
Area of Significance:
Military, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure
Montgomery Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000141)
215 Perry Hill Rd., Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
North Lawrence-Monroe Street Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000712)
132-148, 216, 220 Monroe St. and 14, 22, 28-40, 56 N. Lawrence St. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
Ordeman-Shaw Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000105)
Bounded by McDonough, Decatur, Madison, and Randolph Sts. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ordeman,Charles
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate
Historic Person:
Ordeman,Charles
Significant Year:
1850
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Perry Street Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000106)
Bounded roughly by McDonough St. on E, Sayre St. on W, Washington St. on N, and Donaldson St. on S , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
South Perry Street Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000713)
Roughly Perry St. between Washington St. and Dexter Ave. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal, Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
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