The Midtown 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 November 29, 2001, with a small boundary increase on November 18, 2020 It is roughly bounded by Taylor Avenue, Government Street, Houston Street, Kenneth Street, Springhill Avenue, and Florida Street. The district covers and contains 1,270 contributing buildings. The majority of the contributing buildings range in age from the 1880s to the 1950s and cover a wide variety of architectural styles. The district was significantly affected by a tornado on December 25, 2012.

Gallery

File:George Fearn House 02.JPG, George Fearn House at 1806 Old Government Street File:103 Florence Place Mobile AL.JPG, Wade Askew House at 103 Florence Place File:Carlen House.JPG, Carlen House at 54 South Carlen Street File:Murphy High School.jpg, Murphy High School at 100 South Carlen Street File:Trinity Episcopal Mobile.JPG, Trinity Episcopal Church at 1900 Dauphin Street File:Termite Hall 02.jpg, Termite Hall at 2000 Dauphin Street

References

Historic districts in Mobile, Alabama National Register of Historic Places in Mobile, Alabama Spanish Revival architecture in Alabama Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama {{MobileCountyAL-NRHP-stub