Agee House
National Register of Historic Places

Agee House

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Listed
August 27, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
86001962

About this property

The Agee House (also called the Walter Agee Residence, the Rucker-Agee House, and Rucker Place) is an architecturally distinguished structure at 1804 Twelfth Avenue South in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It was built at the turn of the century, around 1900, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Location

1804 Twelfth Ave. S
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
33.49871, -86.79824

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 86001962. It was listed on August 27, 1986.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Battle of Elyton (AL) – Wilson's Raid
1865Civil War
1.5 mi
Skirmish at Elyton (Home Guard vs Deserters 1864)
1864Civil War
1.5 mi
Raid on Elyton (Birmingham area)
1865Civil War
1.5 mi
Wilson's Raid — Elyton (Birmingham) Engagement
1865Civil War
1.5 mi
Action at Elyton / Jones Valley
1865Civil War
5 mi

Questions about this property

When was Agee House listed on the National Register?

Agee House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 27, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Agee House?

Agee House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Agee House?

The period of significance for Agee House is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1804.

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