Wilcox County Courthouse Historic District

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Wilcox County Courthouse Historic District
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Wilcox County Courthouse, built in 1857.
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Location Camden, Alabama
Coordinates 31°59′28″N87°17′21″W / 31.99111°N 87.28917°W / 31.99111; -87.28917 Coordinates: 31°59′28″N87°17′21″W / 31.99111°N 87.28917°W / 31.99111; -87.28917
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Late Victorian, Other
NRHP reference # 79000405 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 18, 1979

The Wilcox County Courthouse Historic District is a historic district in Camden, Alabama. It follows an irregular pattern along Broad Street, centered on the Wilcox County Courthouse. The Wilcox County Courthouse was built in 1857 in the Greek Revival style and remains in use today. [2] Alexander J. Bragg was the contractor. The district contains other examples of Greek Revival, Victorian, and vernacular styles of architecture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 18, 1979. [1]

Camden, Alabama City in Alabama, United States

Camden is a city in and the county seat of Wilcox County, Alabama, United States. The population was 2,020 at the 2010 census, down from 2,257 in 2000, at which time it was a town.

Alabama State of the United States of America

Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.

Wilcox County, Alabama County in the United States

Wilcox County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,670. Its county seat is Camden.

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Wilcox County". Encyclopedia of Alabama . 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2008-10-14.