Alabama - Jefferson County
Jefferson County Alabama has 50 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 11 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bethel Baptist Church, Parsonage, and Guardhouse, Birmingham Civil Rights Historic District, Continental Gin Company, Alabama Penny Savings Bank and Alabama Theatre.

Several famous people are associated with these Jefferson County historic places including Erskine et. al. Ramsay, Dr. Arthur McKinnon Brown and Dr. John W. Nixon.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jefferson County places including Smith & Baston Turner, H.K. & Co. Ferguson, Harry Wheelock, ArchitectureWorks, William A. Walker, A.O. vonHerbulis, Henry M. Allen, Thompson & Smulski Taylor, George Torgeson and William C. Weston. Prominent architectural styles found in Jefferson Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival and Colonial Revival.

22nd Avenue Baptist Church (added 2005 - - #05000302)
2614 22nd Ave. N , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rayfield, Wallace
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Age-Herald Building (added 1984 - - #84000620)
2107 5th Ave. N , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weston,William C.
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Communications Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
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Agee House (added 1986 - - #86001962)
1804 Twelfth Ave. S , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
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Alabama Penny Savings Bank (added 1980 - - #80004471)
Also known as Pythian Temple;See Also Fourth Avenue Historic District
310 18th St. N , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Windham Construction Co., Rayfield,Wallace A.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Clubhouse, Financial Institution, Professional
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse
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Alabama Theatre (added 1979 - - #79000386)
1811 3rd Ave., N , Birmingham
Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Publix Theatres, Graven & Mayger
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Theater
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Anderson Place Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001981)
Also known as See Also:Anderson Place Historic District (Boundary Increase
Roughly bounded by Fourteenth Ave. S, Eighteenth St. S, Sixteen Ave. S, and Fifteenth St. S , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Whilldin,D.O.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Anderson Place Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1991 - - #91000592)
Also known as See Also:Anderson Place Historic District
Roughly, 16th Ave. S. from 15th St. to a line S from 18th St. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Arlington (added 1970 - - #70000103)
Also known as Mudd-Munger Home
331 Cotton Ave., SW , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mudd,William, Hall,Stephen
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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Arlington Park (added 1995 - - #95000097)
Also known as Arlington-West End Historic District
800--840 First St. W., 815--909 Second St. W. and 100--269 Munger Ave. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller, Martin & Lewis, Lehigh Portland Cement Co.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Automotive Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000661)
Roughly bounded by First Ave. N., 24th St. S., Fifth Ave. S. and 20th St. S. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Italianate, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Road-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Road-Related
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Avalon (added 1985 - - #85000444)
3005--3015 Highland Ave. and 3000--3020 13th Ave. S , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McCauley,Charles H.
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
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Avondale Park Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000106)
Roughly bounded by 47th st., 7th Ave., 8th Court, 34th St.,, and AL 4 , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Burnhum & Greer
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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Bank of Ensley (added 1984 - - #84000623)
19th St. and Ave. E , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution
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Bass, Jonathan W., House (added 2008 - - #08000456)
Also known as Jonathan Bass House Museum
629 Montevallo Rd. , Leeds
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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Belcher-Nixon Building (added 2009 - - #09000603)
Also known as Tuxedo Junction
1728 29th St. Ensley , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Nixon, Dr. John W.
Area of Significance:
Black, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
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Belview Heights Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000713)
Roughly along 41st., 42st., 43rd., 44th, and 45th Sts., and M and Martin Aves. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Turner, George
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Fire Station, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Bethel AME Church (added 2005 - - #05000287)
1524 Avenue D, Ensley , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Bethel Baptist Church, Parsonage, and Guardhouse (added 2005 - - #05000455)
3233, 3232, and 3236 29th Avenue North , Collegeville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Birmingham Civil Rights Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000940)
Roughly bounded 9th Ave., Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd., 1st Ave. and 14th St. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private, Federal, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Library, Meeting Hall, Monument/Marker, Mortuary, Professional, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Monument/Marker, Mortuary, Professional, Religious Structure, Research Facility
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Birmingham Wholesale Warehouse Loop West Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000429)
Birmingham, Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Birmingham, Railway, Light and Power Building (added 1980 - - #80000688)
Also known as Collateral Insurance Agency Building
2100 N. 1st Ave. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Chicago
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
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Birmingham--Southern College (added 1999 - - #99000466)
Also known as Old Campus
Arkadelphia Rd. bet. 8th Ave. W and I-20/59 , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Whildin, D.O., Miller & Martin
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
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Blessed Sacrament Academy (added 1980 - - #80000689)
Also known as Blessed Sacrament School
1525 Cotton Ave., SW , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
vonHerbulis, A.O.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (added 2015 - - #15000430)
Birmingham, Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949 AD
Bottega Favorita (added 1986 - - #86001952)
2240--2244 Highland Ave. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Warren,Knight & Davis
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Bradshaw House (added 1980 - - #80000690)
2154 Highland Ave. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Torgeson,George
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Ramsay,Erskine et. al.
Significant Year:
1905, 1892
Area of Significance:
Art, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
More Information:
Brown, Dr. A. M., House (added 1974 - - #74000413)
319 N. 4th Ter. , Birmingham
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rayfield,W.A.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Brown,Dr. Arthur McKinnon
Significant Year:
1908
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
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Cahaba Homestead Village Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001070)
Also known as The Project, Cahaba Project
Roughly along Lake St., Rockbridge Ave., Meadow Ln., Magnolia St., and Magnolia Court. , Trussville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Greer, D.H., Kessler, W.H.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Education, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Outdoor Recreation, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Outdoor Recreation, School, Single Dwelling
Cahaba Homestead Village Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000187)
Also known as Cahaba Project, The Project
Approx. bet I-59 and AL 11 , Trussville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Greer, D.H., Kessler, W.H.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Social History, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Caldwell-Milner Building (added 1979 - - #79000387)
Also known as MetroBank
2015 1st Ave., N , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Allen,Henry M.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution
More Information:
Canaan Baptist Church (added 2005 - - #05000290)
824 Fifteenth Street North , Bessemer
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Religious Structure
More Information:
Center Street Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001027)
Also known as Dynamite Hill
940-1145 Center St.;2-9th Ct. W; 4-10th Ave. N; 2-4 10th Ct. N; 16-24 11th Ave. N; 1-2 11th Ct. N. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Chestnut Hill Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000940)
Roughly bounded by Highland Ave. and Thirty-first St. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Welton,William Leslie
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Christian Valley Baptist Church (added 2005 - - #05000286)
3104 33rd Terrace N , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Claridge Manor Apartments (added 1984 - - #84000625)
1100 27th St. S , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Snow,Raymond C.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Continental Gin Company (added 1980 - - #80000691)
4500 5th Ave., S. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ferguson,H.K. & Co.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
More Information:
Country Club Historic District (added 2003 - - #03001133)
Roughly bounded by Highland Ave, 33rd St., 34th St., Pawnee Ave., and 29th St. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Warren, Knight & Davis, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Crittenden Building (added 1981 - - #81000126)
Also known as Burger Phillips Building
1914 3rd Ave. N , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Taylor,Thompson & Smulski, Wheelock,Harry
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Cullom Street--Twelfth Street South Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001890)
Roughly bounded by Eleventh Ave., Twelfth St. S, Cullom St., and Thirteenth St. S , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Downtown Bessemer Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000852)
Also known as See Also:Southern Railway Terminal Station
Roughly bounded by 21st St. N., Carolina Ave., 19th St. N., 5th Ave. N. and the Southern RR tracks , Bessemer
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Courthouse, Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Courthouse
More Information:
Downtown Bessemer Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2002 - - #02000480)
Roughly along 19th St., 4th Ave., and Carolina Ave. , Bessemer
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Downtown Birmingham Historic District (added 1982 - - #82002039)
Also known as See Also:Downtown Birmingham Historic District (Boundary Inc
Roughly bounded by 3rd Ave., 24th St., 1rst Ave., and 20th St. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weston,William C.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Beaux Arts, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Specialty Store
Downtown Birmingham Historic District (Boundary Increase II) (added 1998 - - #98000105)
Roughly along 23rd St. and 3rd Ave., bounded by 5th Ave., 22nd St., and 2nd Ave. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stevens, H.L., Warren, Knight & Davis
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Chicago, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Professional, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Professional, Specialty Store
More Information:
Downtown Birmingham Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1985 - - #85000305)
Also known as See Also:Downtown Birmingham Historic District
312--322 21rst St. N and 1923 3rd. Ave. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Walker,William A.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
Downtown Birmingham Retail and Theatre Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000315)
Also known as See Also:79000386;81000126;85000918;85002718;83002971
Roughly bounded by 3rd Ave. North, 20th St. North, Morris Ave., and 17th St. North , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Chicago, Moderne, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store, Theater
More Information:
Downtown Birmingham Retail and Theatre Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1998 - - #98000709)
Also known as See Also: Downtown Birmingham Retail and Theatre historic Di
1914, 1917, 1919, 1930 4th Ave.,N. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Downtown Ensley Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000604)
17th-21st Sts. Ensley & Avenues C-H , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Mortuary, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Mortuary, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
More Information:
Dr. Pepper Syrup Plant (added 1990 - - #90001317)
Also known as Dr. Pepper Building
2829 Second Ave., S. , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing Site
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Dunbar High School (added 2011 - - #10001051)
2715 6th Ave N, Bessemer
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
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East End Baptist Church (added 2005 - - #05000292)
2609 Sixth Ave. S , Birmingham
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:

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