Vickers and Schumacher Buildings
National Register of Historic Places

Vickers and Schumacher Buildings

Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
Listed
December 22, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
83003474

About this property

The Vickers and Schumacher Buildings are a pair of historic adjoining commercial buildings in downtown Mobile, Alabama. The two-story brick masonry buildings were completed in 1866 and once served to house the Schumacher Carriage Works. They were placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1983.

Location

707-709 and 711 Dauphin St.
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
30.68842, -88.05137

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 83003474. It was listed on December 22, 1983.

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

Convent of Mercy
Industrial
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

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

Questions about this property

When was Vickers and Schumacher Buildings listed on the National Register?

Vickers and Schumacher Buildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Vickers and Schumacher Buildings?

Vickers and Schumacher Buildings is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Vickers and Schumacher Buildings?

The period of significance for Vickers and Schumacher Buildings is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1866.

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