Winter Building
Winter Building | |
Location | 2 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 32°22′37″N 86°18′31″W / 32.37694°N 86.30861°WCoordinates: 32°22′37″N 86°18′31″W / 32.37694°N 86.30861°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1843 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 72000175[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 14, 1972 |
The Winter Building is a historic building in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S..
History[]
The building was erected from 1841 to 1843 for John Gindrat, a cotton broker and banker.[2] It was inherited by his daughter, Mary Elizabeth Gindrat, and her husband, Joseph S. Winter, in 1854.[2]
During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, the second floor was home to the .[2] It was there that LeRoy Pope Walker, the Confederate States Secretary of War, sent a telegram to General P. G. T. Beauregard to advise him to fire on Fort Sumter, and thus start the Battle of Fort Sumter.[2]
It remained in the same family as late as the 1970s, when it was used for offices and a clothing store.[2]
Architectural significance[]
The building was designed in the Italianate architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 14, 1972.[3]
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Winter Building". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Winter Building". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
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