The Foley Downtown Historic District, in
Foley, Alabama
Foley is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. The 2010 census lists the population of the city as 14,618."Census 2010 Demographic Profile Data" (for Foley, AL), US Census Bureau, 2010, webpage: . Foley is a principal city of the ...
, is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
that was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
Its boundaries originally encompassed parts of Alston St., North and South McKenzie St.,
U.S. Route 98
U.S. Route 98 (US 98) is an east–west United States Highway in the Southeastern United States that runs from western Mississippi to southern Florida. It was established in 1933 as a route between Pensacola and Apalachicola, Florida, and has sinc ...
, East and West Laurel Ave., Myrtle Ave., Rose Ave., and West Orange Ave. until a boundary decrease on . The boundary was extended in 2019.
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Buildings
The original listing included 29 contributing buildings
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and one contributing site on . It included:
*The Depot, the former railroad depot of Foley, which in 2003 was the Foley History Museum, at 125 East Laurel Avenue, (c. 1909; 1971; 1995). This is a one-story weatherboard Craftsman style depot building with a hipped and cross gable roof, decorative wood brackets, and a brick foundation. The building was moved to Magnolia Springs in 1971 but was then returned to its original site in Foley in 1995.
* A Masonic Temple
A Masonic Temple or Masonic Hall is, within Freemasonry, the room or edifice where a Masonic Lodge meets. Masonic Temple may also refer to an abstract spiritual goal and the conceptual ritualistic space of a meeting.
Development and history
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building (c.1925), designed in Mission Revival style by George B. Rogers of Mobile, Alabama
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Architects with one or more projects there include Frank Lockwood and Warren, Knight & Davis.
Notes
*Architecture: Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, et al.
*Historic function: Domestic; Commerce/trade; Government; Social; Religion; Industry/processing/extraction; Health Care
*Historic subfunction: Single Dwelling; Hotel; Specialty Store; Warehouse; Restaurant; City Hall; Meeting Hall
*Criteria: Event, Architecture/engineering
*Government: Government; Commerce/trade; Health Care; Recreation And Culture; Domestic; Landscape
*Subgovernment: Post Office; Specialty Store; Hospital; Auditorium; Park; Single Dwelling; Business
*Criteria: event, event, architecture/engineering, architecture/engineering
*Area: 19.4 acres
*Contributing buildings: 28
*Contributing sites: 1[ With ]
References
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
National Register of Historic Places in Baldwin County, Alabama
Colonial Revival architecture in Alabama
Tudor Revival architecture in Alabama
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