National Register of Historic Places

Emanuel Building

Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
Listed
March 20, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78000503

About this property

The Emanuel Building, also known as the Bank of Mobile and Staples-Pake Building, is a historic commercial building in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The three-story masonry structure was built in 1850 and then remodeled several times over the next century. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1978. The significance of the Staples-Pake Building is both architectural and commercial. Initially constructed in the 1850's as office space by a Mobile cotton broker, Jonathan Emanuel, the structure was remodeled in 1903 by George Bigelow Rogers.

Location

100 N. Royal St.
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
30.69410, -88.04120

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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When was Emanuel Building listed on the National Register?

Emanuel Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Emanuel Building?

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

What is the period of significance for Emanuel Building?

The period of significance for Emanuel Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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