The Silk Stocking District is a historic district in the city of Talladega,

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, USA. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

on December 13, 1979. Architectural styles include Queen Anne,

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archit ...

, American Craftsman, and other late Victorian types. The district covers and contained 120

contributing properties In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...

when first listed.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places Historic districts in Talladega County, Alabama National Register of Historic Places in Talladega County, Alabama American Craftsman architecture in Alabama Beaux-Arts architecture in Alabama Neoclassical architecture in Alabama Colonial Revival architecture in Alabama Queen Anne architecture in Alabama Victorian architecture in Alabama Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama