Ordeman-Shaw Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Ordeman-Shaw Historic District

Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
Listed
May 12, 1971
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
71000105

About this property

The Ordeman–Shaw Historic District is a historic district in Montgomery, Alabama. It is centered on the Ordeman–Shaw House, which construction started on as early as 1846 and was completed in 1850 by Charles Ordeman, a German immigrant architect. Ordeman was appointed city surveyor, and built a number of buildings in Montgomery, including the county courthouse. He used his profits to install gas lighting throughout the city, but overextended himself on the venture and left town by 1854. The house is a two-story townhouse with a partially raised basement in Italianate style. Ordeman built a number of outbuildings, including a laundry-outhouse-storage building and a two-story slave quarters. The DeWolfe-Cooper Cottage (which was moved to its present site from near the Patrick Henry Brittan House three blocks away) was built in the early 1850s by Thomas DeWolfe, then-owner of the Montgomery Advertiser. Much of the district was restored in the early 1970s, and is a part of Old Alabama Town, a museum showcasing city life in the 1850s. Many of the structures at Old Alabama Town were moved from other locations. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Location

Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
32.38041, -86.30387

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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Lower Commerce Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)
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0.2 mi
Brittan, Patrick Henry, House
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0.2 mi
St. John's Episcopal Church
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0.2 mi
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Civil War
0.2 mi
Alabama State Capitol
Civil War
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Wilson's Raid – Montgomery
1865Civil War
1 mi
Capture of Montgomery (Wilson's Raid)
1865Civil War
1 mi

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When was Ordeman-Shaw Historic District listed on the National Register?

Ordeman-Shaw Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1971.

What type of historic resource is Ordeman-Shaw Historic District?

Ordeman-Shaw Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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