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Mobile's population had increased from around 40,000 people in 1900 to 60,000 by 1920. Between 1940 and 1943, over 89,000 people moved into Mobile to work for war effort industries. By 1956 the city limits had tripled to accommodate growth. The city lost many of its historic buildings during urban renewal in the 1960s and 1970s. This led to the ...
Covering 766 acres (3.10 km 2) and containing 1466 contributing buildings, Old Dauphin Way is the largest historic district in Mobile. Although most of the district contains working-class frame houses, large and ornate mansions are found along the main thoroughfares. The contributing buildings range in age from the mid-19th to the early 20th ...
The Midtown Historic District is a historic district in the city of Mobile, Alabama, United States.It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2001, with a small boundary increase on November 18, 2020 [1] It is roughly bounded by Taylor Avenue, Government Street, Houston Street, Kenneth Street, Springhill Avenue, and Florida Street. [2]
There are 137 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Mobile County, including 4 National Historic Landmarks. 113 of these sites, including all of the National Historic Landmarks, are located in Mobile, and are listed separately; the remaining 24 sites are listed here. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS ...
Oakleigh is a c. 1833 historic house museum in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It is the centerpiece of the Oakleigh Historic Complex, a grouping of buildings that contain a working-class raised cottage, Union Barracks, and a modern archives building. [2] The name for the estate comes from a combination of the word oak and the Anglo-Saxon word ...
February 19, 1982. June 30, 1995. August 14, 1998. September 3, 2019. The Lower Dauphin Street Historic District is a historic district in the city of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 1979. [1] The district encompasses all of Dauphin Street from Water Street to Jefferson ...
The Ashland Place Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1987. [1] It is roughly bounded by Spring Hill Avenue, Ryan Avenue, Old Shell Road, and Levert Avenue. [2] The district covers 400 acres (1.6 km 2) and contains 93 contributing buildings. The majority of the buildings date to the early 20th ...
Old City Hall, also known as the Southern Market, is a historic complex of adjoining buildings in Mobile, Alabama, that currently houses the History Museum of Mobile. The complex was built from 1855 to 1857 to serve as a city hall and as a marketplace. [3] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973, as a rare well-preserved example of ...