Woodlawn Comercial Historic District

Area around jct. of 1st Ave. N. and 55th Pl., Birmingham, Alabama. County/parish: Jefferson.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 25, 1991. NRIS 90002179.

12 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • See Also:Woodlawn City Hall

From Wikipedia:

Woodlawn Commercial Historic District

The Woodlawn Commercial Historic District, in Birmingham, Alabama, was listed on the National Register of Historic Districts in 1991. It is a 6 acres (2.4 ha) district which included 12 contributing buildings and four non-contributing buildings in an area around the junction of 1st Avenue North and 55th Place in Birmingham, at the center of the community of Woodlawn, Alabama, which for a time was a separate city before being absorbed into Birmingham. A much larger portion of the community, including all of this Commercial historic district and residential areas as well, was later listed on the National Register as Woodlawn Historic District.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77836378

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