South Lafayette Street Creole Cottages
National Register of Historic Places

South Lafayette Street Creole Cottages

Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
Listed
November 7, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
76000346

About this property

The South Lafayette Street Creole Cottages is a grouping of three historic Creole cottages on South Lafayette Street in Mobile, Alabama, United States. They were built in 1852. All three were placed as a group on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1976.

Location

20, 22, and 23 S. Lafayette St.
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
30.68555, -88.07138

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 76000346. It was listed on November 7, 1976.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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

Monterey Place
Industrial
0.2 mi
Gates-Daves House
Early Republic
0.3 mi
Midtown Historic District
Listed
0.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Capture of Fort Charlotte (Mobile)
1813Early Republic
1.8 mi
De Soto – Battle near Mobile Bay 1540
1540Colonial
1.8 mi
Confederate Surrender — Taylor in Alabama
1865Civil War
1.8 mi
Battle of Mobile (Spanish 1780)
1780Revolutionary War
1.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was South Lafayette Street Creole Cottages listed on the National Register?

South Lafayette Street Creole Cottages was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1976.

What type of historic resource is South Lafayette Street Creole Cottages?

South Lafayette Street Creole Cottages is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for South Lafayette Street Creole Cottages?

The period of significance for South Lafayette Street Creole Cottages is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1852.

Can I research the history near South Lafayette Street Creole Cottages?

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