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The Lower Dauphin Street Historic District is a historic district in the city of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 1979. [1] The district encompasses all of Dauphin Street from Water Street to Jefferson Street. [2] It covers 551 acres (2.23 km 2) and contains 736 ...
The district is roughly bounded by Broad Street on the east, Springhill Avenue on the north, Government Street on the south, and Houston Avenue on the west. [2] Covering 766 acres (3.10 km 2) and containing 1466 contributing buildings, Old Dauphin Way is the largest historic district in Mobile.
959-1002 Dauphin St. and 7-19 Common St. 30°41′14″N 88°03′27″W / 30.687222°N 88.0575°W / 30.687222; -88.0575 ( Common Street This historic district, centered on Common Street, has now been absorbed by the Old Dauphin Way Historic District .
The Common Street District is a historic district in Mobile, Alabama. It is composed of seventeen residences from 959 to 1002 Dauphin Street and 7 to 19 Common Street, primarily featuring examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne style architecture. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1982. [1]
This plot had been the site of the old Spanish Hospital on the southwestern corner of the block, at the corner of Dauphin Street and North Conception Street. [1] The city began buying the other lots in the block in 1834 and, by 1849, held title to the entire block. The May 30, 1869 edition of the Mobile Register gives a short history of the square:
The Crescent Theater first opened at 208 Dauphin Street in Mobile in 1885, offering vaudeville and burlesque shows. In 1912, it was converted to show silent films. [1] In the late 20th century, the building was used for several restaurants, and by 2006, it was operating as Derry's Ole Tyme Cafe.
Dauphin Island, formerly Massacre Island (French: Île du Massacre) is an island town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, on a barrier island of the same name, in the Gulf of Mexico. It incorporated in 1988. [5] The population was 1,778 at the 2020 census, [4] up from 1,238 at the 2010 census. The town is part of the Mobile metropolitan area.
It is regarded as the first reinforced concrete skyscraper in Alabama and the Southeastern United States. In the early 21st century, the 120-foot (37 m) structure is the 8th-tallest building in Mobile. The building, an example of Beaux-Arts architecture, was designed by architect George Bigelow Rogers for Garet Van Antwerp, a wealthy Mobile ...