The Public Square Historic District 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 ...
in
Scottsboro, Alabama
Scottsboro is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Alabama, United States. The city was named for its founder Robert T. Scott. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 14,770.
From its incorporation in 1870 until 1890, ...
. Although Scottsboro had been the
county seat of
Jackson County since 1870, the town's earliest commercial development was centered on the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad line, one block north of the square. After an 1881 fire along the rail line, some businesses began to rebuild around the square. Once the
Tennessee Valley Authority brought prosperity to the region in the 1930s, development around the courthouse began to accelerate. The current Jackson County Courthouse was built in 1912 with matching
Classical Revival portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...
s on two sides. Commercial buildings around the square are one or two stories and all of brick. While most are built in simple, lightly decorated commercial styles, some late 19th-century buildings have
Victorian
Victorian or Victorians may refer to:
19th century
* Victorian era, British history during Queen Victoria's 19th-century reign
** Victorian architecture
** Victorian house
** Victorian decorative arts
** Victorian fashion
** Victorian literature ...
detailing.
[ ''See also:'' ] The district was listed on the
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1981 and the
National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
References
National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Alabama
Historic districts in Jackson County, Alabama
Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
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