National Register of Historic Places - Alabama (AL), Lawrence County

Lawrence County Alabama (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include Wheeler, Joseph, Plantation, Courtland Historic District, Courtland Historic District (Boundary Increase), Moulton Courthouse Square Historic District.

The famous person Gen. Joseph Wheeler is associated with one of more of the Lawrence County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lawrence County places including W.R. Jackson. Prominent architectural styles found in Lawrence Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Modern Movement.

Courtland Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000597)

Roughly bounded by Clinton, Madison, Van Buren, Jefferson, Ussery, Tennessee, Monroe and Academy Sts. , Courtland

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Cemetery, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Courtland Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1998 - - #98000710)

Also known as See Also: Courtland Historic District

Roughly bounded by Clinton, Madison, Van Buren, Jefferson, Ussery, Tennessee, Monroe and Academy Sts. , Courtland

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

Moulton Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001026)

Roughly bounded by Lawrence, Main, Court, and Market Sts. , Moulton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Jackson, W.R.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Wheeler Hydroelectric Project (added 2016 - - #16000431)

Rogersville, Rogersville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Moderne, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Conservation, Other

Period of Significance:

1925-1974 AD

Wheeler, Joseph, Plantation (added 1977 - - #77000209)

Also known as Joseph Wheeler Home

E of Courtland off AL 20 , Courtland

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Wheeler,Gen. Joseph

Significant Year:

1906, 1870

Area of Significance:

Military, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling