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The Fourth Avenue Historic District in Birmingham, Alabama was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The listing included 17 contributing buildings on 4.2 acres (1.7 ha). It includes the 1600–1800 blocks of 4th Ave., N. and part of the 300 blocks of 17th and 18th Sts., N. One reason that it was deemed significant is that the district "is the only place left in the city which tells the story of the Jim Crow years in Birmingham (1908–1941). Prohibited from patronizing white restaurants, movie theaters, and personal service establishments, blacks developed businesses in those areas to serve their community. They also offered professional services (medical and legal) to the black community. Although now somewhat diminished by the demolition of some structures and the dispersal of black life that has come with integration and suburban expansion, important structures remain which document what was once the center of commercial activity in black Birmingham." It includes works by architects Robert R. Taylor, Louis H. Persley, Walter T. Woods and others. The area features Art Deco architecture and commercial Victorian architecture. Alabama Penny Savings Bank, (or Pythian Temple), which was already separately listed on the National Register. Colored Masonic Temple (1922; or 'Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge'), a seven-story building
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When was Fourth Avenue Historic District listed on the National Register?
Fourth Avenue Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 11, 1982.
What type of historic resource is Fourth Avenue Historic District?
Fourth Avenue Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Fourth Avenue Historic District?
The period of significance for Fourth Avenue Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era.
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