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

Walker County Alabama has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bankhead House and Gilchrist House, Boshell's Mill, First United Methodist Church and Jasper Downtown Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Walker County historic places including John Hollis Bankhead Sr. and Dr. Hugh Watson Stephenson.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Walker County places including et al. Smith and Cater, James A. Wetmore, Wm. Leslie Welton, L.J. Wilson and W.R. Boshell. Prominent architectural styles found in Walker Country are Classical Revival, Queen Anne and Beaux Arts.

Bankhead House (added 1973 - - #73000375)

Also known as Sunset

1400 7th Ave. , Jasper

Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Bankhead,Sr.,John Hollis,et al.

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

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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Boshell's Mill (added 1975 - - #75000329)

N of Townley on AL 124 , Townley

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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First United Methodist Church (added 1985 - - #85000257)

1800 3rd Ave. , Jasper

Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Gilchrist House (added 1972 - - #72000188)

12 mi. SW of Cordova on Pleasantfield-Evansbridge Rd. , Cordova

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Jasper Downtown Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000233)

Roughly bounded by 17th St., Corona Ave., 20th St., and 8th Ave. , Jasper

Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith and Cater, et al., Wetmore, James A.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Hotel, Organizational, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

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Stephenson House (added 1978 - - #78000510)

Cobb St. , Oakman

Lgilbert2614, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Stephenson,Dr. Hugh Watson

Significant Year:

1887

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Walker County Hospital (added 1985 - - #85001160)

Also known as Jasper Community Hospital

1100 7th Ave. , Jasper

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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