Avondale Park Historic District

Roughly bounded by 47th st., 7th Ave., 8th Court, 34th St.,, and AL 4, Birmingham, Alabama. County/parish: Jefferson.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 20, 1998. NRIS 98000106.

425 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 2 contributing structures.

From Wikipedia:

Avondale Park Historic District

The Avondale Park Historic District in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, is a 200-acre (81 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. It is in the Avondale section of the city. It includes work dating to 1886 and work by Burnhum & Greer. It includes Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Tudor Revival architecture. The listing included 425 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures.

At least four of the contributing buildings are houses of worship including Avondale United Methodist Church, the Birmingham Baha'i Center, the Birmingham Friends Meeting, and Redeemer Community Church. The Baha'i center and the Friends meetinghouse were originally houses. Redeemer's domed building was built for South Avondale Baptist Church.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77836496

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