Alabama - Mobile County - Vacant / Not In Use
Mobile County Alabama (Vacant / Not In Use) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Horst, Martin, House, Battle House Royale, Bragg-Mitchell House and Brisk & Jacobson Store and Convent of Mercy.

Several famous people are associated with these Mobile County historic places including John Bragg and Bettie Hunter.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Mobile County places including George Woodward Cox, F.M. and Co. Andrews, Thomas Simmons James, Rudolph Benz and A.H. Downey. Prominent architectural styles found in Mobile Country are Early Commercial, Greek Revival and Italianate.

Battle House Royale (added 1975 - - #75000322)
Also known as Battle House Hotel
26 N. Royal St. , Mobile
Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Andrews,F.M. and Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Bragg-Mitchell House (added 1972 - - #72000168)
Also known as Judge John Bragg Home
1906 Springhill Ave. , Mobile
Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
James,Thomas Simmons
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Bragg,John
Significant Year:
1847
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Brisk & Jacobson Store (added 1973 - - #73000361)
51 Dauphin St. , Mobile
Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Professional
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Convent of Mercy (added 1992 - - #91000845)
Also known as Empress Chandelier
753 St. Francis St. , Mobile
Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Downey,A.H.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Fire Station No. 5 (added 1983 - - #83003462)
7 N. Lawrence St. , Mobile
Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Grand Bay Historic District (added 1990 - - #90000918)
Jct. of Dezauche Ln. and Freeland , Grand Bay
Citizens36541, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Horst, Martin, House (added 1971 - - #71000103)
407 Conti St. , Mobile
Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cox,George Woodward
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Hunter House (added 1985 - - #85000446)
504 St. Francis St. , Mobile
Rotatebot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Hunter,Bettie
Significant Year:
1878
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Metzger House (added 1984 - - #84000675)
7 N. Hamilton St. , Mobile
Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Pincus Building (added 1976 - - #76000345)
Also known as Zadek Building
1 S. Royal St. , Mobile
Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Benz,Rudolph
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Turner--Todd Motor Company (added 2008 - - #08000460)
Also known as Buick Building
455 St. Louis St. , Mobile
Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Vickers and Schumacher Buildings (added 1983 - - #83003474)
Also known as Schumacher Carriage Works
707-709 and 711 Dauphin St. , Mobile
Altairisfar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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