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

Talladega County Alabama has 24 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Curry, J. L. M., House, Swayne Hall, Boxwood, Elston House and First Presbyterian Church.

Many famous people are associated with these Talladega County historic places including Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, Levi Welbourne Lawler, Marge Goodwin, Lillian Dean, William Averiett and Benjamin H. Averiett.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Talladega County places including H.H. Kirkland, John S. Stewart, Allen Elston, G.E. Morris, Joseph Fletcher, John L. Jr. Ogletree, Works Progress Administration and John L. Sr. Ogletree. Prominent architectural styles found in Talladega Country are Greek Revival, Colonial Revival and Early Commercial.

Averiett, Benjamin H., House (added 1986 - - #86002034)

Also known as Hudson Hamilton Place

AL 8 , Sylacauga

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Averiett,Benjamin H.

Significant Year:

1835

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Averiett, William, House (added 1986 - - #86002038)

Also known as The Averiett Place

Off AL 8 , Sylacauga

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Averiett,William

Significant Year:

1867, 1866

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Boxwood (added 1983 - - #83002983)

Also known as W. C. Dowdell House

406 E. North St. E , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Butler, Charles, House (added 1996 - - #96000054)

Also known as Butler-Harris-Rainwater House

Jct. of First St. and Tenth Ave. , Childersburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

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Corner, B.B., Memorial Library (added 2005 - - #05000972)

711 N. Broadway Ave. , Sylacauga

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Works Progress Administration

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Curry, J. L. M., House (added 1966 - - #66000154)

Also known as Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry House

3 mi. NE of Talladega on AL 21 , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Curry,Jabez Lamar Monroe

Significant Year:

1865, 1850

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Elston House (added 1976 - - #76000357)

Also known as Barta House

10 mi. N of Talladega on Turner's Mill Rd. , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Elston,Allen

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

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First Presbyterian Church (added 1983 - - #83003489)

130 North St. E , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stewart,John S.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Goodwin--Hamilton House (added 1986 - - #86002041)

Also known as The Hamilton Place

Marble Valley Rd. , Sylagauca

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Goodwin,Marge,et al.

Significant Year:

1850

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Hightower Brothers Livery Stable (added 1997 - - #97000650)

413 Norton Ave. , Sylacauga

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Idlewild (added 1993 - - #93001012)

AL 5, 0.1 mi. N of AL 21 , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Jemison House Complex (added 1990 - - #90001507)

Also known as Turner House;Holmes House

S of jct. of Chocolocco and Cheaha Creeks , Eastaboga

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Kymulga Mill And Covered Bridge (added 1976 - - #76000356)

Also known as Kymulga Park

4.5 mi. NE of Childersburg on SR 46 , Childersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Morris,G.E.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related

Current Function:

Work In Progress

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Lawler--Whiting House (added 1986 - - #86001157)

Also known as Orangevale

AL 21 S of Talladega , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kirkland,H.H.

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Lawler,Levi Welbourne

Significant Year:

1854, 1878, 1852

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Silk Stocking District (added 1979 - - #79000403)

Roughly Bounded by Coffee, 2nd, McMillan, and Court Sts. , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling

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Swayne Hall (added 1974 - - #74002223)

Talladega College campus , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black, Education

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

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Sylacauga Historic Commercial District (added 2004 - - #04000563)

Roughly bounded by Broadway Ave., W. 1st., Anniston Ave., W 4th St. , Sylacauga

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ogletree, John L. Sr., Ogletree, John L. Jr.

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Moderne

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Professional

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Professional

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Talladega College Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001316)

Jct. of Battle St. and Martin Luther King Dr. , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Fletcher,Joseph

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Black, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

College, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

College, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Talladega Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000181)

Also known as See Also Talladega Courthouse Square Historic District (Boun

Courthouse Sq. , Talladega

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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:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Single Dwelling

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Talladega Courthouse Square Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1988 - - #88000471)

Roughly bounded by N. East and E. North and S. East, Coffee and Spring Sts. , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Customhouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Customhouse

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Thornhill (added 1998 - - #98000104)

Also known as Hardie--Lewis House

29229 AL 21 , Talladega

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Business, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Watters, William, House (added 1987 - - #87001652)

Co. Hwy. 8 , Sylacauga

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Welch--Averiett House (added 1986 - - #86002044)

Also known as L.L. Dean House;Welch Spring

AL 8 , Sylacauga

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Dean,Lillian

Significant Year:

1890, 1920, 1830

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Winterboro Stagecoach Inn (added 2005 - - #05000651)

Also known as Gooden, William H., House, Winters, John Gano, House

22901 AL 21 , Winteboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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