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Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District

Coordinates: 33°12′35″N 87°34′02″W / 33.20972°N 87.56722°W / 33.20972; -87.56722
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Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District
Greensboro Avenue in the district
Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District is located in Alabama
Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Fourth St., Twenty-second Ave., Seventh St., and Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Coordinates33°12′35″N 87°34′02″W / 33.20972°N 87.56722°W / 33.20972; -87.56722
Area27 acres (11 ha)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.86001084[1] (original)
88003242[1] (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 15, 1986
Boundary increaseJanuary 26, 1989

The Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District is a historic district which was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[2] The listing included 50 contributing buildings on 27 acres (11 ha), including the historic city hall of Tuscaloosa.[1] It included a total of 91 buildings, with non-contributing buildings and ones deemed marginally contributing.[2] The listing was expanded in 1989 with the addition of 4 acres (1.6 ha) including eight more contributing buildings.[3]

The original district was roughly bounded by Fourth St., Twenty-second Ave., Seventh St., and Greensboro Ave. It includes the separately-NRHP-listed Bama Theatre-City Hall Building and City National Bank (1922).

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Betsy Tierce Hayslip; Tom Dolan (October 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 29, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District (Boundary Increase)". National Park Service. Retrieved April 29, 2019. With accompanying pictures
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