Turner-Todd Motor Company
National Register of Historic Places

Turner-Todd Motor Company

Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
Listed
May 28, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
08000460

About this property

The Turner-Todd Motor Company Building, more commonly known as the Buick Building, is a historic commercial building in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The two-story brick and concrete structure was built in 1926 to house the Turner-Todd Motor Company. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 2008.

Location

455 St. Louis St.
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
30.69224, -88.04849

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 08000460. It was listed on May 28, 2008.

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

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0.1 mi
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0.1 mi
Scottish Rites Temple
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Nearby Battles

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

Questions about this property

When was Turner-Todd Motor Company listed on the National Register?

Turner-Todd Motor Company was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2008.

What type of historic resource is Turner-Todd Motor Company?

Turner-Todd Motor Company is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Turner-Todd Motor Company?

The period of significance for Turner-Todd Motor Company is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1926.

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