East Commerce Street Historic District
East Commerce Street Historic District | |
![]() Buildings on Commerce Street in November 2013 | |
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Location | Roughly bounded by Cedar, Chestnut, Commerce, and Hickory Sts., Greenville, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 31°49′47″N 86°37′08″W / 31.82972°N 86.61889°WCoordinates: 31°49′47″N 86°37′08″W / 31.82972°N 86.61889°W |
Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
Architectural style | Early Commercial, Romanesque |
MPS | Greenville MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 86001966[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 4, 1986 |
The East Commerce Street Historic District is a historic district in Greenville, Alabama. The district contains Greenville's oldest commercial buildings, as well as the Butler County Courthouse. The first courthouse on the site was built in 1822; the current, fourth, courthouse was completed in 1903. The commercial buildings date from the 1880s through 1928 and are primarily vernacular brick structures. A fire in 1927 destroyed many buildings along Commerce Street. A National Guard Armory was built south of the courthouse, on Conecuh Street, by the Works Progress Administration in 1936.[2]
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Qualls, Shirley; Bailey, Michael; Dolan, Tom (January 1986). "East Commerce Street Historic District". Multiple Resources of Greenville. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Butler County, Alabama
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
- Historic districts in Butler County, Alabama
- Alabama Registered Historic Place stubs