Jasper Downtown Historic District
The Jasper Downtown Historic District comprises 400 acres (160 ha) of Jasper, Alabama, centered on the county courthouse. Most of the buildings in the district are commercial, with other uses including the Masonic Temple, the post office and city hall, several houses and a number of warehouses. Most of the buildings were built in the 1920s through the 1940s. A variety of architectural styles are preserved, including Beaux-Arts and Art Deco.[2]
Jasper Downtown Historic District | |
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  Location in Alabama  Location in United States | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by 17th St., Corona Ave., 20th St., and 8th Ave., Jasper, Alabama |
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| Area | 400 acres (160 ha) |
| Architect | Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore (post office) Smith & Cater (jail) |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Beaux-Arts and Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000233[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 31, 2004 |
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 31, 2004.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- King, Pamela Sterne; Anderson, Christy. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Jasper Downtown Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
External links
Media related to Jasper Downtown Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-909, "First Methodist Church, 1900 Third Avenue North, Jasper, Walker County, AL", 4 photos, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. AL-979, "John Hollis Bankhead House, 1400 Seventh Avenue, Jasper, Walker County, AL", 1 photo, 5 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. AL-908, "Confederate Veterans' Memorial, Courthouse Square, Jasper, Walker County, AL", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. AL-910, "G. W. Posey Store, Twentieth Street & Elliot Boulevard, Jasper, Walker County, AL", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. AL-948, "Temple Emanu El, 1501 Fifth Avenue North, Jasper, Walker County, AL", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
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