The Centreville Historic District is a

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Centreville Centreville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is a suburb of Washington, D.C., the nation's capital. It had a population of 73,518, making it the most-populous community in Fairfax County as of t ...

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, United States. It includes and twenty buildings, including the Bibb County Courthouse. It is roughly bounded by Walnut Street, and the East and West Court squares. It features examples of

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. The district was added to the

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on October 19, 1978.

List of structures

The district is made up of 20 historic buildings, which are listed in no particular order. *Davidson-Leeper House (419 Walnut Street); built c. 1869 or earlier. *Ritz Theatre (427 Walnut Street); built c. 1920. *Thrasher Building (429–443 Walnut Street); built c. 1925 as a multi-business storefront complex. *Bibb County Banking and Trust Company (101–107 Court Square, West); built 1899. *Bibb County Service Building (109 Court Square, West); built c. 1920. *Centreville Presbyterian Church (115 Court Square, West); built 1859. *Centreville Press Building and the Hellums and McElvey Law Office (117–119 Court Square, West); built c. 1928. *Bibb County Jail (121 Court Square, West); built c. 1910. *Bibb County Courthouse (Court Square); built 1902. *Chism Cleaners (122 Court Square, East); built c. 1920. *Masonic Building (Court Square, East); built c. 1910. *Southland Furniture Store (110 Court Square, East); built 1926. *Kennedy House (476 Walnut Street); built 1837. *Yeager Building (466 Walnut Street); built c. 1898. *Yeager Hotel (458 Walnut Street); built 1898. *Quality Clothing Store (456 Walnut Street); built c. 1903. *Meig’s Drug Store (488 Walnut Street); built 1895. *Fuller Building (444 Walnut Street); built c. 1908. *Fashion Fabrics (440 Walnut Street); built c. 1903. *Pratt Building (436-438 Walnut Street); built c. 1903. *Confederate Statue (Court Square); built 1910.

References

External links

* National Register of Historic Places in Bibb County, Alabama Historic districts in Bibb County, Alabama Victorian architecture in Alabama Historic American Buildings Survey in Alabama Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama

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