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Old Dauphin Way Historic District

Coordinates: 30°41′14.24″N 88°4′7.10″W / 30.6872889°N 88.0686389°W / 30.6872889; -88.0686389
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Old Dauphin Way Historic District
Old Dauphin Way Historic District is located in Mobile, Alabama
Old Dauphin Way Historic District
Old Dauphin Way Historic District is located in Alabama
Old Dauphin Way Historic District
Old Dauphin Way Historic District is located in the United States
Old Dauphin Way Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Springhill Ave., Broad, Government, and Houston Sts., Mobile, Alabama
Coordinates30°41′14.24″N 88°4′7.10″W / 30.6872889°N 88.0686389°W / 30.6872889; -88.0686389
Area766 acres (310 ha)
Built1830
Architect19th and 20th century revivals, Late Victorian
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Bungalow-Craftsman
NRHP reference No.84000686[1][2] (original)
100007800 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP30 August 1984[1][2]
Boundary increaseJune 17, 2022

The Old Dauphin Way Historic District is a historic district in the city of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was named for Dauphin Way, now known as Dauphin Street, which bisects the center of the district from east to west.[3] The district is roughly bounded by Broad Street on the east, Springhill Avenue on the north, Government Street on the south, and Houston Avenue on the west.[2] Covering 766 acres (3.10 km2) and containing 1466 contributing buildings, Old Dauphin Way is the largest historic district in Mobile.

Although most of the district contains working-class frame houses, large and ornate mansions are found along the main thoroughfares. The contributing buildings range in age from the mid-19th to the early 20th century. Architectural styles include Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and American Foursquare.[2]

History

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The Old Dauphin Way District is situated on portions of what was once the Price and Espejo tracts, early Spanish land grants to the west of colonial Mobile. The area began to first be developed during the 1830s and 1840s. This early development mostly comprised residential estates along the roads leading from downtown to the village of Spring Hill. These included Spring Hill Road (now Spring Hill Avenue), Spring Hill Shell Road (now Old Shell Road), and Dauphin Way (now Dauphin Street).[4] The district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "Alabama: Mobile County". "Nationalhistoricalregister.com". Retrieved January 28, 2008.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the Old Dauphin Way Association's Website". Old Dauphin Way Association. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
  4. ^ "Historic Highlights of Old Dauphin Way". Old Dauphin Way Association. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
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