Alabama - Walker County
Walker County Alabama 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 Bankhead House and Gilchrist House, Boshell's Mill, First United Methodist Church and Jasper Downtown Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Walker County historic places including John Hollis Bankhead Sr. and Dr. Hugh Watson Stephenson.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Walker County places including et al. Smith and Cater, James A. Wetmore, Wm. Leslie Welton, L.J. Wilson and W.R. Boshell. Prominent architectural styles found in Walker Country are Classical Revival, Queen Anne and Beaux Arts.

Bankhead House (added 1973 - - #73000375)
Also known as Sunset
1400 7th Ave. , Jasper
Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Bankhead,Sr.,John Hollis,et al.
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Boshell's Mill (added 1975 - - #75000329)
N of Townley on AL 124 , Townley
Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
First United Methodist Church (added 1985 - - #85000257)
1800 3rd Ave. , Jasper
Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Gilchrist House (added 1972 - - #72000188)
12 mi. SW of Cordova on Pleasantfield-Evansbridge Rd. , Cordova
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Jasper Downtown Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000233)
Roughly bounded by 17th St., Corona Ave., 20th St., and 8th Ave. , Jasper
Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith and Cater, et al., Wetmore, James A.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Hotel, Organizational, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
More Information:
Stephenson House (added 1978 - - #78000510)
Cobb St. , Oakman
Lgilbert2614, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Stephenson,Dr. Hugh Watson
Significant Year:
1887
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Walker County Hospital (added 1985 - - #85001160)
Also known as Jasper Community Hospital
1100 7th Ave. , Jasper
Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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