Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District (Boundary Increase II)
National Register of Historic Places

Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District (Boundary Increase II)

Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Listed
January 23, 1997
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
96001029

About this property

The Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District is a historic district which was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The listing included 50 contributing buildings on 27 acres (11 ha), including the historic city hall of Tuscaloosa. It included a total of 91 buildings, with non-contributing buildings and ones deemed marginally contributing.

Location

2500--2508, 2501--2519, 2516, 2521 7th St. and 2525 S. Lurleen Wallace Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
33.20723, -87.56932

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 96001029. It was listed on January 23, 1997.

Categories

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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

Bama Theatre-City Hall Building
Modern
0.1 mi
First African Baptist Church
Civil War
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Engagement at Tuscaloosa (Wilson's Raid)
1865Civil War
0.2 mi
Action at Tuscaloosa (Streight Raid direction 1863)
1863Civil War
0.2 mi
Action at Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1865Civil War
0.2 mi
Croxton's Raid Tuscaloosa
1865Civil War
0.2 mi
Battle of Tuscaloosa 1865
1865Civil War
0.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District (Boundary Increase II) listed on the National Register?

Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District (Boundary Increase II) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 23, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District (Boundary Increase II)?

Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District (Boundary Increase II) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District (Boundary Increase II)?

The period of significance for Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District (Boundary Increase II) is recorded as the civil_war era.

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