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

Tuscaloosa County Alabama (Historic Districts) has 17 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Gorgas-Manly Historic District, Capitol Park Historic District, Druid City Historic District, Northport Historic District and University of Alabama Historic District.

The famous person General Joseph Gorgas is associated with one of more of the Tuscaloosa County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Tuscaloosa County places including William Nichols, Geo. P. Turner, Don Buel Schuyler, Miller & Martin, J.D. Caples, C.W. Ayers and J.E. Greene. Prominent architectural styles found in Tuscaloosa Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Audubon Place Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001517)

Also known as Audubon Place

1515--1707 (odd) University Blvd. & #8--37 Audubon Pl. , Tuscaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

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

Capital Park Historic District (added 1976 - - #76002298)

Roughly bounded by Ninth St., Twenty-sixth Ave., and the railroad tracks , Tuscaloosa

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Owner:

Private

Capitol Park Historic District (added 1986 - - #86003760)

Roughly bounded by University Blvd., South Lurleen Wallace Blvd., Ninth St., & abandoned RR tracks , Tuscaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Other, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Caplewood Drive Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001159)

Also known as Caplewood Terrace

Roughly bounded by Caplewood Dr., and University Blvd. , Tuscaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Turner,Geo. P., Caples,J.D.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Mission/Spanish 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:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001084)

Also known as See Also:Bama Theatre-City Hall Building;City National Bank;

Roughly bounded by Fourth St., Twenty-second Ave., Seventh St., and Greensboro Ave. , Tuscaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Modern Movement, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Specialty Store

Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District (Boundary Increase II) (added 1997 - - #96001029)

2500--2508, 2501--2519, 2516, 2521 7th St. and 2525 S. Lurleen Wallace Blvd. , Tuscaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Moderne, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Financial Institution, Fire Station, Specialty Store, Theater, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1989 - - #88003242)

Also known as See Also:Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District

Roughly bounded by University Blvd., 21st Ave., 6th St. and 22nd Ave. , Tuscaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Specialty Store

Druid City Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000327)

Roughly bounded by Queen City Pk., Sixteenth St., Fifteenth St., and Twenty-first Ave. , Tuscaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Other

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Druid City Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2001 - - #01001170)

3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11 College Park, 711--721 Queen City Ave. , Tuscaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

East Northport Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000234)

Roughly bounded by 20th St., 8th Ave., Rice Mine Rd., Bridge Ave. , Northport

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local, State

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Gorgas-Manly Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000108)

On the University of Alabama campus , Tuscaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Nichols,William

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Federal

Historic Person:

Gorgas,General Joseph,et al.

Significant Year:

1888, 1829

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Northport Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000736)

25th, 26th, 28th and 30th Aves., Main, 5th, and 6th Sts. , Northport

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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:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Northport Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2004 - - #04000238)

Bounded by Bellwood Dr., 20th Ave., Black Warrior R, and 30th Ave. , Northport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Greene, J.E., Miller & Martin

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Cemetery, Post Office, Rail-Related, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Cemetery, Department Store, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Pinehurst Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001229)

215 and 305 Seventeenth Ave., 1--28 Pinehurst Dr., and 6--9 N. Pinehurst Dr. , Tuscaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Ayers,C.W.

Architectural Style:

Prairie School, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Queen City Pool and Pool House (added 1992 - - #92001088)

Jct. of Queen City Ave. and Riverside Dr. , Tuscaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Schuyler,Don Buel

Architectural Style:

Other, Art Deco, Moderne

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Sport Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000142)

3701 Loop Rd., E., Tuscaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

University of Alabama Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001068)

152 Rose Administration Building , Tuscaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Gothic

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Black, Law, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, College, Educational Related Housing, Library, Monument/Marker, Research Facility, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, College, Educational Related Housing, Library, Monument/Marker, Research Facility, Sport Facility