Carlen House

The Carlen House, also known as the Carlen House Museum, is a historic house museum in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The house was built in the Gulf Coast cottage style in 1843.[1] It was the residence of Michael and Mary Carlen, Irish immigrants, and their twelve children. Operated as a farm during the 19th century, the Mobile County School Board acquired 38 acres (15 ha) of the property from the Carlen family in 1923 as the site for a new public city school. As a result, the house is now on the northern edge of the Murphy High School campus.[2] It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 12, 1981.[1]

Carlen House
The Carlen House in 2008.
Location54 South Carlen Street
Mobile, Alabama
Coordinates30°41′3″N 88°5′10″W
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1843
Architectural styleGulf Coast cottage
NRHP reference No.81000131[1]
Added to NRHPJune 12, 1981

The house is currently not open to the public, however is used by the Murphy High School students on occasion. [3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "School History". "Murphy High School Alumni Association". Archived from the original on March 31, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  3. "Carlen House plans put on hold". AL.com. January 10, 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2015.


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