Alabama - Montgomery County - Vacant / Not In Use
Montgomery County Alabama (Vacant / Not In Use) has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Davis, Jefferson, Hotel, Gerald-Dowdell House, Powder Magazine, Sayre Street School and Semple House.

Several famous people are associated with these Montgomery County historic places including Samuel Farrow Rice, Dr. Charles A. Thigpen and E.B. Joseph.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Montgomery County places including Samuel L. Smith, Hugger Bros. Construction Co., Frederick Ausfeld, J.B. Worthington, Montague & Thompson and Frank Lockwood. Prominent architectural styles found in Montgomery Country are Italianate, Late Victorian and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Davis, Jefferson, Hotel (added 1979 - - #75000324)
Catoma and Montgomery Sts. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hugger Bros. Construction Co., Ausfeld,Frederick
Architectural Style:
Other, Chicago
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Gerald-Dowdell House (added 1980 - - #80000729)
405 S. Hull St. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Mt. Zion AME Zion Church (added 2002 - - #02001066)
Also known as Varick Chapel, Little Zion
467 Holt St. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Powder Magazine (added 1973 - - #73000370)
End of Eugene St. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Sayre Street School (added 1982 - - #82002066)
506 Sayre St. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Worthington,J.B.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Scott Street Firehouse (added 1981 - - #81000133)
418 Scott St. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Semple House (added 1972 - - #72000174)
Also known as Rice-Semple-Haardt House
725 Monroe St. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Montague & Thompson
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Rice,Samuel Farrow
Significant Year:
1853, 1865, 1851
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Smith--Joseph--Stratton House (added 1985 - - #85000736)
302 Alabama St. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate
Historic Person:
Joseph,E.B.
Significant Year:
1880, 1885, 1855
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Stay House (added 1979 - - #79000396)
631 S. Hull St , Montgomery
Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
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
Swan, Samuel, House (added 1988 - - #88001342)
Also known as Seibels--Ball--Lanier House
407 Adams Ave. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Tankersley Rosenwald School (added 2009 - - #08001332)
Also known as Tankersley Elementary School
10 mi. S. on Montgomery on US 31 to Pettus Rd. to School Spur on W. side , Hope Hull
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith, Samuel L.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Black, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Thigpen, Dr. C. A., House (added 1977 - - #77000215)
Also known as Thigpen-Hill House
1412 S. Perry St. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lockwood,Frank
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Thigpen,Dr. Charles A.
Significant Year:
1911, 1898
Area of Significance:
Science, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Winter Place (added 2006 - - #06000439)
Also known as Thorington House, Winter House
454 S. Goldwaite St. , Montgomery
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Second Empire
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
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