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

Lowndes County Alabama has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Campsite 2: Rosie Steele Property, Campsite 3: The Gardner Farm, Calhoun School Principal's House, Lowndes County Courthouse and Lowndesboro.

The famous person Charlotte R. Thorn is associated with one of more of the Lowndes County historic places. Prominent architectural styles found in Lowndes Country are Greek Revival and Gothic Revival.

Calhoun School Principal's House (added 1976 - - #76000340)

Also known as Calhoun School-Hampton Cottage

CR 33 , Calhoun

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Thorn,Charlotte R.,et al.

Area of Significance:

Black, Education

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Unknown

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Campsite 2: Rosie Steele Property (added 2023 - - #100009549)

5892-5876 Highway 80 W, White Hall

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Area of Significance:

Ethnic Heritage-Black, Social History

Campsite 3: The Gardner Farm (added 2023 - - #100009120)

2342 Frederick Douglass Rd., Lowndesboro

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Area of Significance:

Ethnic Heritage-Black, Social History

Lowndes County Courthouse (added 1971 - - #71000100)

Washington St. , Hayneville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Lowndesboro (added 1973 - - #73000356)

N of U.S. 80 , Lowndesboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Gothic Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Williamson, James Spullock, House (added 1989 - - #88003123)

Also known as Merry Oaks Farm

AL 31 , Sandy Ridge

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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