Gainesville lies on the south bank of the Tombigbee River in southwestern Alabama. It reached its zenith prior to the American Civil War; when it was an important inland port, before the wide-scale introduction of railroads.[3]
The Gainesville Historic District is one of two historic districts in the town, the other being the Main–Yankee Street Historic District. The district is bounded by North Carolina, Church, School, Lafayette, and Webster streets. It is bisected down the center north to south by McKee Street, now overlain by Alabama Highway 39. Architectural styles present include Federal, Greek Revival, Queen Anne, and other Victorian types. The Sumter County Historical Society owns and utilizes one historic contributing property, Aduston Hall, as a welcome and visitor center for the district.[1][3]
^ ab"The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. February 24, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
^ abcGainesville MRA NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
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gainesville, historic, district, historic, district, that, encompasses, historic, section, gainesville, alabama, united, states, district, listed, alabama, register, landmarks, heritage, march, 1976, national, register, historic, places, october, 1985, distric. The Gainesville Historic District is a historic district that encompasses a historic section of Gainesville Alabama United States The district was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on March 25 1976 2 and the National Register of Historic Places on October 3 1985 1 The district covered 76 acres 31 ha and contained 24 historically significant contributing properties when first listed 1 3 Gainesville Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtAlabama Register of Landmarks and HeritageAduston Hall built from 1844 46 Show map of AlabamaShow map of the United StatesLocationRoughly bounded by North Carolina Church and School and Lafayette Sts end of town grid and Webster St Gainesville AlabamaCoordinates32 49 1 N 88 9 26 W 32 81694 N 88 15722 W 32 81694 88 15722Area76 acres 31 ha Architectural styleFederal Greek Revival early VictorianMPSGainesville MRANRHP reference No 85002925 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPOctober 3 1985Designated ARLHMarch 25 1976 2 Description editGainesville lies on the south bank of the Tombigbee River in southwestern Alabama It reached its zenith prior to the American Civil War when it was an important inland port before the wide scale introduction of railroads 3 The Gainesville Historic District is one of two historic districts in the town the other being the Main Yankee Street Historic District The district is bounded by North Carolina Church School Lafayette and Webster streets It is bisected down the center north to south by McKee Street now overlain by Alabama Highway 39 Architectural styles present include Federal Greek Revival Queen Anne and other Victorian types The Sumter County Historical Society owns and utilizes one historic contributing property Aduston Hall as a welcome and visitor center for the district 1 3 References edit a b c d National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 a b The Alabama Register of Landmarks amp Heritage preserveala org Alabama Historical Commission February 24 2014 Archived from the original PDF on April 5 2014 Retrieved August 17 2014 a b c Gainesville MRA NRIS Database National Register of Historic Places Retrieved July 2 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gainesville Historic District amp oldid 1169029423, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
