Alabama - Colbert County - Historic Districts
Colbert County Alabama (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Seven Mile Island Archeological District and Nitrate Village No. 1 Historic District, Colbert County Courthouse Square Historic District, Sheffield Downtown Commercial District and Sheffield Downtown Commercial Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archaic, Paleo-Indian and Woodland dating back to 8499 BC.

The famous person Almon,Edward B. and et. al. is associated with one of more of the Colbert County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Colbert County places including Ewing & Allen, White,J.G.,Engineering Corporation, Griffith, Jr., Howard and Howard Jr. Griffith. Prominent architectural styles found in Colbert Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian and Classical Revival.

Colbert County Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000338)
Also known as See Also:Tuscumbia Historic District
Roughly bounded by E. and W. 2nd, N. and S. Cave, E. and W. 6th, and N. and S. Indian Sts. , Tuscumbia
Dailynetworks, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Nitrate Village No. 1 Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000603)
Roughly bounded by Wilson Dam Circle, Wheeler and Wilson Dam Aves., Fontana, and Pickwick Sts. , Sheffield
Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
White,J.G.,Engineering Corporation, Ewing & Allen
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Seven Mile Island Archeological District (added 1979 - - #79003352)
Address Restricted , Sheffield
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic, Paleo-Indian, Woodland
Period of Significance:
8000-8499 BC, 1749-1500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater, Unoccupied Land
Sheffield Downtown Commercial District (added 2002 - - #02000483)
Roughly bounded by Sixth St., Austin Ave, Fourth St., Pittsburg St., First St., and Columbia Ave. , Sheffield
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local, Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Restaurant, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Professional, Religious Structure, Theater
Sheffield Downtown Commercial Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000271)
1st & 5th Sts., Pittsburgh & Columbia Aves. , Sheffield
SistahFee, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Griffith, Howard Jr.
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Meeting Hall, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Theater
Sheffield Residential Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000481)
Roughly bounded by Riverside Pk, River Bluff Dr., Wood, Third, Second Sts., 15th Ave., 27th St., and 19th Ave. , Sheffield
Themidnite, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Griffith, Jr., Howard
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Public Works, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Tuscumbia Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001158)
Also known as See Also:70000101;73000338;82001603;84000749
Roughly bounded by N. & E. Commons, Eight St. and Spring Rd., Hooks, W. 5th & S. Milton including Steel Bridge , Tuscumbia
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Almon,Edward B.,et. al.
Significant Year:
1941, 1825
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Business, Park, Single Dwelling
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