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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Covington County, Alabama, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.
Geberit (Alemannic German pronunciation: [ˈɡeberɪ:t]) is a Swiss multinational group specialized in manufacturing and supplying sanitary parts and related systems. It is a leader in its field in Europe [ 3 ] with a global presence through its subsidiaries.
This list of cemeteries in Alabama includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
Covering 766 acres (3.10 km 2) and containing 1466 contributing buildings, Old Dauphin Way is the largest historic district in Mobile. Although most of the district contains working-class frame houses, large and ornate mansions are found along the main thoroughfares. The contributing buildings range in age from the mid-19th to the early 20th ...
Today it is owned by Geberit AG, which is a leading European manufacturer of sanitation equipment, following the 2015 acquisition of Finland-based bath and toilet firm Sanitec for $1.4 billion. In 1999, Twyford Bathrooms were made holders of the Royal Warrant of Appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Art and poetry Maria Howard Weeden (July 6, 1846 – April 12, 1905), who signed her work and published as Howard Weeden , was an American artist and poet based in Huntsville, Alabama . After the American Civil War, she began to sell works she painted, which included portraits of many African-American freedmen and freedwomen .
A stained glass window was donated by the Children of the Confederacy in 1929 in honor of Ryan at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mobile, Alabama. [ 6 ] On 1932-10-09 a memorial fountain for Ryan was presented by the Robert E Lee chapter of the U.D.C. to the Julia Ideson Public Library in downtown Houston Texas.
The oldest extant building in the district is the Captain Elijah F. Walker House, built in 1874 by the Civil War veteran who would later serve in the Alabama House of Representatives. The majority of the remaining structures were built between 1891 and 1910; notable among them is the H. A. Smith House, an elaborate Queen Anne house built by a ...