National Register of Historic Places - Alabama (AL), Elmore County

Elmore County Alabama has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Toulouse, Hickory Ground, Alabama State Penitentiary, Ellerslie and First Presbyterian Church Of Wetumpka.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Elmore County places including W.H. Thomas, et al. Okel & Cooper, Peyton Bibb and Frank Lockwood. Prominent architectural styles found in Elmore Country are Greek Revival, Gothic Revival and Classical Revival.

Alabama State Penitentiary (added 1973 - - #73000342)

Also known as Wetumpka Women's Prison;The Walls

NE of Wetumpka on US 231 , Wetumpka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Correctional Facility, Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

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East Wetumpka Commercial Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000055)

Roughly, Company St. from Spring St. to E. Bridge St. and E. Bridge and Commerce Sts. from Main to Hill Sts. , Wetumpka

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Hotel, Restaurant

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Restaurant

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East Wetumpka Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1999 - - #99000884)

206 S. East Main St. , Wetumpka

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Ellerslie (added 2013 - - #13000957)

2650 Edgewood Rd., Millbrook

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement

First Baptist Church of Wetumpka (added 2008 - - #06001101)

205 West Bridge St. , Wetumpka

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lockwood, Frank, Okel & Cooper, et al.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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First Presbyterian Church Of Wetumpka (added 1976 - - #76000324)

W. Bridge St. , Wetumpka

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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First United Methodist Church (added 1973 - - #73000343)

Also known as Methodist Episcopal Church

308 Tuskeena St. , Wetumpka

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Fort Toulouse (added 1966 - - #66000148)

Also known as Fort Jackson

4 mi (6.4 km) SW of Wetumpka at confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers , Wetumpka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Military

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

More Information:

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Hagerty, Abel, House (added 2008 - - #07001389)

Also known as Hagerty-Turner-Yung House; Turner Place, Blue Hills

4690 Jasmine Hill Rd. , Wetumpka

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Hickory Ground (added 1980 - - #80000685)

Also known as Site No. 1 Ee 89;DeBardeleben Site

Address Restricted , Wetumpka

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

American,Rural, Historic Period Creek

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Lanark Plantation (added 2008 - - #08000543)

Also known as 1EE656, Springhill

3050 Lanark Rd. , Millbrook

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bibb, Peyton

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works

Current Function:

Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Museum, Research Facility

Robinson Springs United Methodist Church (added 1982 - - #82002012)

AL 14 and AL 143 , Robinson Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Tallassee Commercial Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000072)

Roughly, 3 blocks on S side Barnett Blvd. between old River Rd. and DuBois St. , Tallassee

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Tallassee Mills (added 2010 - - #09000734)

Also known as Tallassee Falls Manufacturing Company; Barnet, Micou and Co., Mount Vernon Woodberry Cotton Duck Co, Mount Vernon Mills

1844 Old Mill Rd. , Tallassee

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

American (Southern)

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Wetumpka L & N Depot (added 1975 - - #75000312)

Coosa St. , Wetumpka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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