This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.[1]
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 within the city limits of Mobile, and are listed here; the remaining 24 sites are listed separately.
The city first became a part of the United States in 1813, following the U.S. seizure of Spanish West Florida during the War of 1812. The city and surrounding territory was first added to the Mississippi Territory. It was included in the Alabama Territory in 1817, after Mississippi gained statehood. A fire in October 1827 destroyed most of the old colonial buildings in the city, but from the 1830s onward Mobile expanded with a primary focus on the cotton trade. The city experienced another major fire in 1839 that burned a large central portion of the city and destroyed many of its finest new buildings.[5] On May 25, 1865, an ammunition depot explosion, termed the great Mobile magazine explosion, killed some 300 people and destroyed the northern portion of the city.[5]
Mobile's population had increased from around 40,000 people in 1900 to 60,000 by 1920.[6] Between 1940 and 1943, over 89,000 people moved into Mobile to work for war effort industries.[7] 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 establishment of the Mobile Historic Development Commission, charged with protecting and enhancing the city's historic resources. Beginning in the late 1980s, the city began an effort termed the "String of Pearls Initiative" to make Mobile into a competitive, urban city. This effort would see numerous projects around the city, including the restoration of hundreds of historic buildings and homes.[8]
Architecture
Mobile has antebellum architectural examples of the Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, and Italianate styles. Additionally, the Creole cottage and Gulf Coast cottage are building types that are indigenous to the area, and are among the earliest surviving house types. Mobile's downtown townhouses, primarily built between the 1840s and 1860s, typically combine Late Federal style architecture with Greek Revival or Italianate elements and cast iron galleries.
Community established after the Civil War by African Americans who arrived in the United States aboard the slave ship Clotilda in 1860. It is on the African American Heritage Trail of Mobile.
This historic district is an early 20th-century neighborhood consisting of over 90 homes. Architectural styles range from late Victorian to the Craftsman and Tudor Revival.
This bungalow in Midtown was built in 1927. It is one of the many Spanish Colonial Revival style houses in the Florence Place subdivision, established on what was the outskirts of Mobile in the 1920s. The subdivision was planned to have Spanish Revival houses only, reflecting the popularity of the style in the city during the early 20th century.
This Creole cottage style house was built in 1836 in what was then the village of Spring Hill. Spring Hill was primarily settled by Mobilians attempting to escape the heat and disease that plagued the city during the warm summer months.
This two-story mansion was built by John Bragg in 1855. It uses Greek Revival and Italianate stylistic elements in a combination referred to as "bracketed Greek Revival".
This Italianate-style commercial building was completed in 1866 by local merchants Isaac Goldsmith and William Frohlichstein. The four-story structure features an early cast iron facade by Daniel D. Badger's Architectural Iron Works.
This historic district encompasses a historically African American neighborhood consisting of over 166 contributing buildings. The houses date from the late 19th century to the middle 20th century. It is on the African American Heritage Trail of Mobile.
This downtown historic district features government, museum, commercial, and residential structures in a variety of 19th century styles. It contains 83 contributing buildings and one object. The second and third sets of boundaries represent boundary increases of January 13, 1984 and April 25, 2005 respectively.
This two-and-a-half-story commercial building was built in 1836. It was demolished to make way for a RSA Battle House Tower parking deck in 2003. The original facade was restored, reconstructed and incorporated into the parking deck.
This historic district, centered on Common Street, has now been absorbed by the Old Dauphin Way Historic District. It remains individually listed on the National Register and contains examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne style architecture.
This 3+1⁄2-story Baroque Revival style building was completed in 1908. It once served as the convent for the Sisters of Mercy, but has now been converted into condominiums.
This complex of apartment buildings in Midtown was built in the Minimal Traditionalist style in 1943, coinciding with Mobile's rapid growth during World War II.
The Davis Avenue Branch of the Mobile Public Library was built in 1931 to serve Mobile's African American community during the era of racial segregation. The building is a smaller version of the main library on Government Street. It now serves as the National African American Archives and Museum. It is on the African American Heritage Trail of Mobile.
Founded in 1921 as the Davis Avenue Community House, this was the first public recreation center for African Americans in Mobile. The current building dates to 1936 and was built using Works Progress Administration funds.
This historic district is primarily an antebellum neighborhood with over 60 contributing buildings. Many of the houses are two-story brick townhouses built in the Late Federal style with Greek Revival influences.
This historically African American church was established in 1869. James F. Hutchisson, a prominent local architect, remodeled the existing building in a Gothic Revival style in 1881. It is on the African American Heritage Trail of Mobile.
This house in Midtown, built in 1904, is the earliest example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style in Mobile. It was designed by George Bigelow Rogers.
This partial reconstruction of Fort Charlotte, Mobile (French: Fort Condé de la Mobille and Spanish: Fuerte Carlota de Mobila) was completed in 1976. The original 18th century fort foundations were discovered during the construction of the George Wallace Tunnel in the downtown Mobile commercial district. The current fort was reconstructed on the site after the tunnel was completed.
This church, designed by James Gallier, James Dakin, and Charles Dakin, was completed in 1836. Designated a National Historic Landmark, it is one of the oldest and least-altered Greek Revival church buildings remaining in the United States.
This wood-frame Italianate style house was built by Bettie Hunter, a successful African American businesswoman and former slave, in 1878. She died less than a year after completing it. It is on the African American Heritage Trail of Mobile.
The International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) Hall dates to 1949. The Mobile chapter of the ILA was established in 1936 to represent African Americans working on the city's docks. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke here on January 1, 1959.
The earliest section of this house, situated between the southern bastions of Fort Conde, dates to 1822 and incorporates portions of a former courthouse and jail that were converted into a kitchen wing.
This historic district is a late 19th and early 20th century neighborhood consisting of over 300 buildings. Architectural styles range from Queen Anne to Craftsman.
This historic district encompasses much of Mobile's oldest intact business district. Second, third, fourth, and fifth sets of boundaries represent boundary increases of February 19, 1982, June 30, 1995, August 14, 1998, and September 3, 2019, respectively
This city cemetery was established in 1836 and served as Mobile's primary burial site during the remainder of the 19th century. It contains more than 80,000 burials and features many elaborate monuments.
This historic district is made up of 20th century neighborhoods and contains 1270 contributing buildings. The second set of addresses represent a boundary increase approved November 18, 2020.
This National Historic Landmark was built to serve the combined functions of a market and city administration. It was completed in an Italianate style in 1857.
This three-story brick hospital was completed in 1830. The Greek Revival style building served as the city-run hospital from 1831 until 1966. It served as a Confederate hospital during the American Civil War.
This raised Greek Revival mansion was completed in 1833 by James W. Roper, owner of a local brickyard. The property originally included 35 acres (140,000m2) of grounds, but the majority of it was converted to city lots in the mid-to-late 19th century.
Centered on the Oakleigh Mansion, this historic district contains over 280 contributing buildings. Architectural styles range from Greek Revival and Italianate to Queen Anne. Second set of boundaries represent a boundary increase of January 30, 1991; a boundary decrease was listed December 20, 2016.
The largest of Mobile's historic districts contains neighborhoods ranging from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. It contains over 1466 contributing buildings in styles ranging from Greek Revival and Gothic Revival to Queen Anne and Craftsman. A boundary increase was approved June 17, 2022.
This Gulf Coast cottage, best known as Chinaberry, was completed in 1862. Situated at the base of Spring Hill, it was once the home of Anne Randolph Crichton. She was the last direct descendant of Hugh Randolph Crichton, founder of the Mobile County town of Crichton.
This two-story brick townhouse was built in 1850. The architecture features a simple Federal style with a Greek Revival door surround. A cast iron gallery was added after the initial construction.
This Missionary Baptist church began with a rift in Mobile's African Baptist Church, later to become the Stone Street Baptist Church. The new congregation that split from the original formed this church. They purchased this property in 1859 and constructed a church. This Classical Revival building was built in 1872. In 1874 they hosted the seventh Colored Baptist Convention of Alabama here, which led to the formation of Selma University. It is on the African American Heritage Trail of Mobile.
This Roman Catholic church, now known as Prince of Peace Church, began with an earlier frame structure, completed in 1847, that served as parish church for Saint Vincent de Paul Parish. This brick Gothic Revival building was built in 1872. Saint Vincent de Paul Parish was enlarged and renamed Prince of Peace Parish in 1970.
This grouping of structures on the campus of Spring Hill College includes the Renaissance Revival style Administration Building, completed in 1869, and the Gothic Revival style St. Joseph's Chapel, completed in 1910.
This is Mobile's oldest African American congregation, established in 1829 as the African Church of the City of Mobile. The current Romanesque Revival building was completed in 1854; it is the oldest remaining Methodist church building in Alabama. It is on the African American Heritage Trail of Mobile.
This African American congregation, the second oldest in Mobile, was established by 1836. They moved to their present location in 1870. The current building dates to 1909. It is on the African American Heritage Trail of Mobile.
Now known as Catholic Cemetery, this cemetery was established in 1848 for the city's Roman Catholic community and religious orders by Michael Portier, the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Mobile.
This church was designed by Frank Wills and Henry Dudley. It was completed in 1857 for the city's second Episcopal congregation, established in 1845. Christ Church Cathedral was the first. The roof of Trinity Episcopal, as well as the east wall, were badly damaged by the Christmas Day tornado of 2012.
This Greek Revival hospital building was completed in 1842 for the Marine Hospital Service. It now serves the Mobile County Health Department. It served as a Confederate hospital during the American Civil War.
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References
↑ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
↑ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
↑ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
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