Rogers Department Store
National Register of Historic Places

Rogers Department Store

Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama
Listed
August 13, 1998
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
98001025

About this property

Rogers Department Store was a department store chain based in Florence, Alabama. Founded in 1894, the company grew to include locations across the Tennessee Valley. The original building, constructed in 1910, was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1994 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Location

117 N. Court St.
Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama
34.80067, -87.67639

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 98001025. It was listed on August 13, 1998.

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTURE
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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

Southall Drugs
Industrial
0 mi
Karsner-Carroll House
Early Republic
0.1 mi
Downtown Florence Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Early Republic
0.1 mi
Wilson Park Houses
Industrial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Florence AL
1862Civil War
0.1 mi
Battle of Florence (AL)
1864Civil War
0.1 mi
Skirmishes at Florence, Alabama
1863Civil War
0.1 mi
Florence, Alabama River Crossing
1864Civil War
0.1 mi
Tennessee River — Capture of Florence Alabama
1862Civil War
0.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Rogers Department Store listed on the National Register?

Rogers Department Store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1998.

What type of historic resource is Rogers Department Store?

Rogers Department Store is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Rogers Department Store?

The period of significance for Rogers Department Store is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1894.

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