National Register of Historic Places

Anderson Place Historic District (Boundary Increase)

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Listed
May 14, 1991
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
91000592

About this property

The Anderson Place Historic District, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, is a residential historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, and the listing was expanded in 1991. The houses date from 1907 to 1912 and include Tudor Revival, Queen Anne, and Bungalow/Craftsman architecture. The district originally included 89 contributing buildings on 23 acres (9.3 ha). The original area is roughly bounded by Fourteenth Avenue South, Eighteenth Street South, Sixteenth Avenue South, and Fifteenth Street South. It includes work by architect D. O. Whilldin and others. The increase added 35 contributing buildings on 14 acres (5.7 ha) and included additional Tudor Revival and Bungalow/craftsman architecture, as well as Colonial Revival architecture. The increase area is roughly bounded by Sixteenth Avenue South from Fifteenth Street to a line south from Eighteenth Street.

Location

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
33.48984, -86.79987

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

Wilson's Raid — Elyton (Birmingham) Engagement
1865Civil War
2.1 mi
Battle of Elyton (AL) – Wilson's Raid
1865Civil War
2.1 mi

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When was Anderson Place Historic District (Boundary Increase) listed on the National Register?

Anderson Place Historic District (Boundary Increase) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1991.

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Anderson Place Historic District (Boundary Increase) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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