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

Morgan County Alabama (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bank Street Historic District, Albany Heritage Neighborhood Historic District, Bank Street-Old Decatur Historic District (Boundary Increase), Crabb-Stewart-Key House and Hartselle Downtown Commercial Historic District.

The famous person L. Hensley Grubbs is associated with one of more of the Morgan County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Morgan County places including Nathan Franklin Barrett, Albert Frahn and Carolyn Cortner Smith. Prominent architectural styles found in Morgan Country are Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Albany Heritage Neighborhood Historic District (added 1983 - - #83002981)

Roughly bounded by Gordon Dr., Summerville Rd., Jackson, 8th, Moulton, 6th, and 4th Aves. , Decatur

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Bank Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000731)

Also known as See Also:Bank Street-Old Decatur Historic District (Boundary

Bank St. , Decatur

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Late Victorian, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Communications Facility, Financial Institution, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Communications Facility, Financial Institution, Government Office, Restaurant, School, Specialty Store

Bank Street-Old Decatur Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1985 - - #85001067)

Also known as See Also:Bank Street Historic District

Roughly bounded by Bank, Market, Well and Lee Sts. , Decatur

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

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

Historic Person:

Grubbs,L. Hensley,et al.

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Health/Medicine, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Crabb-Stewart-Key House (added 2019 - - #100004618)

1084 Nat Key Rd., Hartselle

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1818-1969 AD

East Old Town Historic District (added 2012 - - #12001079)

Address Restricted, Decatur

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Period of Significance:

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

Hartselle Downtown Commercial Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000469)

Roughly along Main, Railroad, Hickory, and Sparkman Sts. , Hartselle

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Rail-Related, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Post Office, Specialty Store, Warehouse

New Decatur--Albany Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000810)

Also known as See Also:Cotaco Opera House

Roughly, 2nd Ave. (100 block NE., 100 block SE. E side, 300 block SE. W side) and parts of Johnson and Moulton Sts. , Decatur

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Frahn, Albert

Architectural Style:

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

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Government Office, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Government Office, Park, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

New Decatur--Albany Residential Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2004 - - #04000274)

Also known as Albany Heritage Neighborhood District

Grant, Jackson, and Sherman St., gordon and Prospect Drs. , Decatur

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Barrett, Nathan Franklin, Smith, Carolyn Cortner

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage, Fire Station, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Fire Station, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Water Works

New Decatur-Albany Historic District (Boundary Increase and Boundary Decrease) (added 2025 - - #100012398)

Roughly bounded by Moulton St East: 4th and 5th Aves: Grant and Jackson Sts SE: and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad corridor., Decatur

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation

West Old Town Historic District (added 2012 - - #12001080)

Address Restricted, Decatur

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Period of Significance:

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