Sayre Street School
National Register of Historic Places

Sayre Street School

Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
Listed
February 19, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82002066

About this property

The Sayre Street School (formerly, Chilton College) building is located at 506 Sayre Street, in an older residential neighborhood near downtown Montgomery, Alabama. The school was originally built in 1891 by builder J. B. Worthington and served as office space until 2017. The building and surrounding landscape, now abandoned and neglected, have fallen into a state of major disrepair.

Location

506 Sayre St.
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
32.37069, -86.31053

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 82002066. It was listed on February 19, 1982.

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
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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.

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Questions about this property

When was Sayre Street School listed on the National Register?

Sayre Street School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 19, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Sayre Street School?

Sayre Street School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Sayre Street School?

The period of significance for Sayre Street School is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1891.

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