The De Tonti Square Historic District is a

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in the city of Mobile,

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. It was placed on the

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on February 7, 1972. It is a nine-block area, roughly bounded by Adams, St. Anthony, Claiborne, and Conception Streets. The district covers and contains 66 contributing buildings. It was named in honor of Henri de Tonti and consists mainly of townhouses built between 1840 and 1860. It includes numerous examples of the

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, and Italianate architectural styles. ''See also:''

Gallery

File:250 Joachim Street Richards DAR House Mobile AL 01.JPG, The Richards DAR House at 256 Joachim Street File:250 St. Anthony Street Mobile AL 02.JPG, alt=250 St. Anthony Street, Williams-Rogers House at 250 St. Anthony Street File:258 State Street.JPG, 258 State Street File:254 St. Anthony Street Mobile AL.JPG, 254 St. Anthony Street File:256 State Street Mobile AL.JPG, 256 State Street File:261 Joachim Street Mobile AL.JPG, 261 Joachim Street File:251 St. Anthony Street, Mobile, AL.jpg, alt=, 251 St. Anthony Street - September 2017 File:251 & 253 St. Anthony Street, Mobile, AL.jpg, alt=, 251 & 253 St. Anthony Street - September 2017

References

Historic districts in Mobile, Alabama National Register of Historic Places in Mobile, Alabama Neoclassical architecture in Alabama Greek Revival architecture in Alabama Federal architecture in Alabama Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama {{Alabama-NRHP-stub