Alabama - Houston County
Houston County Alabama has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Dothan Opera House and Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Alabama Midland Railway Depot, Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger Depot and Dothan Municipal Light and Water Plant.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Houston County places including Morris & Morris, G.M. Lunsford and W.F. Thornton. Prominent architectural styles found in Houston Country are Classical Revival, Gothic and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Alabama Midland Railway Depot (added 1985 - - #85002163)
Also known as Ashford Depot
Midland St. , Ashford
Houstoncounty2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger Depot (added 1994 - - #93001519)
Also known as Atlantic Coastline Passenger Depot
Jct. of Powell St. and Headland Ave. , Dothan
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Dothan Municipal Light and Water Plant (added 1991 - - #90001315)
Also known as Powerhouse and Substation
126 N. College St. , Dothan
Suzen r2000, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Public Works
Current Function:
Government, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
Dothan Opera House (added 1977 - - #77000204)
103 N. St. Andrews St. , Dothan
Mjrmtg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Morris & Morris
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Music Facility, Theater
More Information:
Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (added 1974 - - #74000412)
100 W. Troy St. , Dothan
Mjrmtg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office
More Information:
Main Street Commercial District (added 1983 - - #83002984)
E. Main, Foster, St. Andrews, Crawford, and Troy Sts. , Dothan
Mjrmtg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
More Information:
Purcell-Killingsworth House (added 1982 - - #82001616)
Main St. , Columbia
SaveRivers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Water Works Standpipe (added 2016 - - #16000835)
Dothan, Dothan
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Historic Person:
Young, Mayor J.R.
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Other
Period of Significance:
1897-1966 AD
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