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

Talladega County Alabama (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Silk Stocking District and Talladega Courthouse Square Historic District, Idlewild, Jemison House Complex and Kymulga Mill And Covered Bridge.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Talladega County places including John L. Sr. Ogletree, Joseph Fletcher, G.E. Morris and John L. Jr. Ogletree. Prominent architectural styles found in Talladega Country are Colonial Revival, Greek Revival and Late Victorian.

Idlewild (added 1993 - - #93001012)

AL 5, 0.1 mi. N of AL 21 , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Jemison House Complex (added 1990 - - #90001507)

Also known as Turner House;Holmes House

S of jct. of Chocolocco and Cheaha Creeks , Eastaboga

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Kymulga Mill And Covered Bridge (added 1976 - - #76000356)

Also known as Kymulga Park

4.5 mi. NE of Childersburg on SR 46 , Childersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Morris,G.E.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Silk Stocking District (added 1979 - - #79000403)

Roughly Bounded by Coffee, 2nd, McMillan, and Court Sts. , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling

Sylacauga Historic Commercial District (added 2004 - - #04000563)

Roughly bounded by Broadway Ave., W. 1st., Anniston Ave., W 4th St. , Sylacauga

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ogletree, John L. Sr., Ogletree, John L. Jr.

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Moderne

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Professional

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Professional

Talladega College Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001316)

Jct. of Battle St. and Martin Luther King Dr. , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Fletcher,Joseph

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Black, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

College, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

College, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Talladega Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000181)

Also known as See Also Talladega Courthouse Square Historic District (Boun

Courthouse Sq. , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Single Dwelling

Talladega Courthouse Square Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1988 - - #88000471)

Roughly bounded by N. East and E. North and S. East, Coffee and Spring Sts. , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Customhouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Customhouse