Old Town Historic District (Selma, Alabama)

Old Town Historic District

The First Baptist Church, built in 1904
Location Jefferson Davis Ave.; area roughly bounded by Broad, Dallas, US 80 and Franklin; Selma Ave.; and Franklin St., Selma, Alabama
Coordinates 32°24′37″N 87°01′31″W / 32.41028°N 87.02528°W / 32.41028; -87.02528Coordinates: 32°24′37″N 87°01′31″W / 32.41028°N 87.02528°W / 32.41028; -87.02528
Area 323 acres (131 ha)
NRHP Reference # 78000486[1]
Added to NRHP May 3, 1978

The Old Town Historic District is a 323-acre (131 ha) historic district in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. It is bounded by U.S. Route 80, Broad and Franklin streets, and Dallas and Selma avenues. The boundaries were increased on December 15, 2003. The district includes examples of the Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival, Victorian, Shotgun, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Classical Revival. It contains 629 properties, with 513 contributing and 116 noncontributing to the district.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (July 9, 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Town Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 15, 2013. See also: "Boundary increase" (PDF). "Accompanying photos" (PDF).


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