The Bank Street–Old Decatur Historic District is a historic district in Decatur, Alabama. The district encompasses the original commercial and residential portion of Decatur along the Tennessee River. In 1832, Decatur was selected over the larger Huntsville as the site of the northern branch of the state bank. Bank Street became the commercial hub of the town, as it was the only place in the Tennessee Valley were riverboat, wagon, and rail transportation converged. Due to its strategic location, the town suffered heavy damage in the Civil War; the Todd House on Lafayette Street is one of only four buildings in Decatur to survive the war (the others being the Old State Bank, the Rhea-McEntire House, and the Dancy-Polk House, all outside the district). As the town was rebuilding from the war, a fire in 1877 destroyed most of the buildings along Bank Street. The rebuilt structures were all of brick, and represent Italianate, Victorian, and Commercial styles popular from the late 19th to the early 20th centuries. Houses in the district are primarily modest, and styles include vernacular Victorian, Shingle-style, and Craftsmanbungalows.[2][3]
The portion along Bank Street was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, while the remainder, including all of the residential portion, was added to the district in 1985.[1]
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^Mertins, Ellen; Lee Sentell (January 7, 1980). "Bank Street Historic District". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
^Qualls, Shirley D. (February 5, 1985). "Bank Street–Old Decatur Historic District (Boundary Increase)". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
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