Ashland Place Historic District (Mobile, Alabama)

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Ashland Place Historic District
Ashland Place Historic District (Mobile, Alabama)
Location Mobile,  Alabama
Area40 acres (16 ha)
Built1907
ArchitectHutchisson, Clarence, Sr.; Et al.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No. 87000935 [1]
Added to NRHP23 June 1987 [1] [2]

The Ashland Place Historic District is a historic district in the city of Mobile, Alabama, United States. The neighborhood gained its name from a Greek Revival antebellum house called Ashland that once stood on Lanier Avenue. Ashland was famous as the home of Augusta Evans Wilson. [3] The house burned in 1926. The Ashland Place Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1987. [1] It is roughly bounded by Spring Hill Avenue, Ryan Avenue, Old Shell Road, and Levert Avenue. [2] The district covers 400 acres (1.6 km2) and contains 93 contributing buildings. The majority of the buildings date to the early 20th century and cover a variety of historical architectural styles ranging from late Victorian to the Craftsman styles. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Alabama: Mobile County". "Nationalhistoricalregister.com". Retrieved January 28, 2008.
  3. "Hardaway-Wilson House (Georgia Cottage)" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. National Park Service. August 18, 2009.