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

Morgan County Alabama (Vacant / Not In Use) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Forest Home, Murphey, Dr. William E., House, Somerville Courthouse and Southern Railway Depot and Hartselle Downtown Commercial Historic District.

The famous person Absalom L. Davis 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 Frank Milburn. Prominent architectural styles found in Morgan Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Forest Home (added 1980 - - #80000733)

Also known as Davis,Absalom L.,House

E of Trinity , Trinity

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Davis,Absalom L.

Significant Year:

1859, 1857

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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

Murphey, Dr. William E., House (added 1986 - - #86001547)

Off US 72 , Trinity

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Somerville Courthouse (added 1972 - - #72000177)

SR 36 , Somerville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, School

Current Function:

Government, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

City Hall

Southern Railway Depot (added 1980 - - #80004470)

701 Railroad St., NW , Decatur

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Milburn,Frank

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use