Boxwood
National Register of Historic Places

Boxwood

Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama
Listed
June 8, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
83002983

About this property

Buxus is a genus of about seventy species in the family Buxaceae. Common names include box and boxwood. The boxes are native to western and southern Europe, southwest, southern and eastern Asia, Africa, Madagascar, northernmost South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean, with the majority of species being tropical or subtropical; only the European and some Asian species are frost-tolerant.

Location

406 E. North St. E
Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama
33.44561, -86.09623

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 83002983. It was listed on June 8, 1983.

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 Historic Sites

First Presbyterian Church
Early Republic
0.7 mi
Talladega College Historic District (Additional Documentation)
Listed
1.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Talladega Nov 9 1813
1813Early Republic
0.7 mi
Creek War — Battle of Talladega
1813Early Republic
0.9 mi
Wilson's Raid — Talladega Occupation
1865Civil War
0.9 mi
Battle of Talladega (Skirmish)
1864Civil War
0.9 mi
Creek War – Battle of Talladega November 9 1813
1813Early Republic
0.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Boxwood listed on the National Register?

Boxwood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 8, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Boxwood?

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

What is the period of significance for Boxwood?

The period of significance for Boxwood is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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