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

Montgomery County Alabama (Historic Districts) has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Maxwell Air Force Base Senior Officer's Quarters Historic District, Alabama State University Historic District, Cloverdale Historic District, Lower Commerce Street Historic District and Lower Commerce Street Historic District (Boundary Increase).

The famous person Charles Ordeman is associated with one of more of the Montgomery County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Montgomery County places including US Army, Office of Constructing Quartermaster, Warren, Knight, & Davis, Joseph F. Johnson, Ralph Adams Cram, H. Langford Warren, Charles Ordeman, William P. Callahan, Robert Hugger and Joseph C. Maschi. Prominent architectural styles found in Montgomery Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian and Classical Revival.

Alabama State University Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001228)

Also known as State Teachers College

915 S. Jackson St. , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Warren, Knight, & Davis

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Black, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College, School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

City of St. Jude Historic District (added 1990 - - #90000916)

2048 W. Fairview Ave. , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Maschi,Joseph C., Callahan,William P.

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Health Care, Other, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Hospital, Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Education, Other, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, School

Cloverdale Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002161)

Roughly bounded by Norman Bridge & Cloverdale Rd., Fairview & Felder Aves. and Boultier St. , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple, Johnson,Joseph F.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Cottage Hill Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000350)

Roughly bounded by Goldthwaite, Bell, Holt, and Clayton Sts. , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown, Hugger,Robert

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

Court Square Historic District (added 1982 - - #82002062)

Also known as See Also:Court Square-Dexter Ave. Historic District (Boundar

21--35 Court St., 1--2 Dexter Ave., 18--24 N. Court St., and Court Sq. , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Specialty Store, Street Furniture/Object, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Specialty Store, Street Furniture/Object, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Court Square-Dexter Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1984 - - #84000697)

Also known as See also:Winter Building

Roughly Dexter Ave., Perry, Court, and Monroe Sts. , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

East Dexter Avenue Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003886)

201--255 Dexter Ave. , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Garden District (added 1984 - - #84000698)

Roughly bounded by Norman Bridge Rd., Court St., Jeff Davis, and Fairview Aves. , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cram,Ralph Adams, Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

1930

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Huntingdon College Campus Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000138)

Also known as Women's College of Alabama

1500 E. Fairview Ave. , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Warren, H. Langford

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Other, Education, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Lower Commerce Street Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000395)

Also known as See Also:Lower Commerce Street Historic District (Boundary I

Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Commerce, N. Court, and Bibb Sts. , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Lower Commerce Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1987 - - #86001529)

Also known as See Also:79000395;82002063

Roughly bounded by Central of Georgia RR tracks, N. Lawrence St., Madison Ave., and Commerce St. , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Warehouse

Lower Commerce Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1982 - - #82002063)

Also known as See Also:Lower Commerce Street Historic District

Roughly bounded by RR tracks, N. Court, Commerce, Coosa, and Tallapoosa Sts. , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Warehouse

Maxwell Air Force Base Senior Officer's Quarters Historic District (added 1988 - - #87002177)

West Dr., N. Juniper & S. Juniper Sts., Inner Circle, Center Dr., Sequoia, & East Dr., Maxwell Air Force Base , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Office of Constructing Quartermaster, US Army

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Multiple

Significant Year:

1935, 1932

Area of Significance:

Military, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure

Montgomery Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000141)

215 Perry Hill Rd., Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

North Lawrence-Monroe Street Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000712)

132-148, 216, 220 Monroe St. and 14, 22, 28-40, 56 N. Lawrence St. , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Ordeman-Shaw Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000105)

Bounded by McDonough, Decatur, Madison, and Randolph Sts. , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ordeman,Charles

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate

Historic Person:

Ordeman,Charles

Significant Year:

1850

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Perry Street Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000106)

Bounded roughly by McDonough St. on E, Sayre St. on W, Washington St. on N, and Donaldson St. on S , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

South Perry Street Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000713)

Roughly Perry St. between Washington St. and Dexter Ave. , Montgomery

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal, Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Professional

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional