National Register of Historic Places

Cullman Downtown Commercial Historic District

Cullman, Cullman County, Alabama
Listed
April 10, 1985
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
85000738

About this property

The Cullman Downtown Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Cullman, Alabama, United States. Cullman was founded in 1873 by John G. Cullmann, who purchased land from the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Most early commercial buildings were constructed of wood, with the first brick building, a hotel and restaurant across from the L&N depot, completed in 1881. Most of the early wooden buildings burned, including the C. A. Stiefelmeyer Storehouse in 1892, which was replaced with the current Stiefelmeyer's building. A new post office building was constructed in 1910, at the same time as a major boom in construction. Following a lull during World War I, construction continued in the 1920s, including the First United Methodist Church in 1923. The majority of the 58 contributing structures in the district are one- or two-story brick buildings in basic commercial styles, some influenced by the Chicago School. Notable exceptions are the wooden Italianate Stiefelmeyer's building, the stone Gothic Revival First Methodist Church, and the Neoclassical Federal Building and German Bank building's corner cupola. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Location

Cullman, Cullman County, Alabama
34.17540, -86.84071

Categories

COMMERCETRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Stiefelmeyer's
Industrial
0.1 mi
Cullman Historic District
Listed
0.3 mi
Greene, Ernest Edward, House
Industrial
0.3 mi
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot
Industrial
0.4 mi
Ave Maria Grotto
Civil War
1.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Day's Gap Alabama (Streight's Raid)
1863Civil War
3.2 mi
Streight's Raid – Day's Gap
1863Civil War
10.1 mi

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When was Cullman Downtown Commercial Historic District listed on the National Register?

Cullman Downtown Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1985.

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Cullman Downtown Commercial Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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