List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama

This list of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama lists all objects and sites in the US state of Alabama that are classified as National Historic Landmarks (NHL) in that US state and are under the supervision of the National Park Service . These buildings, objects and other sites meet certain criteria with regard to their national importance. A site in Alabama was originally classified as an NHL, but later lost that designation.

Four National Historic Sites are administered by the National Park Service in Alabama . One of them, the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site , is also designated a National Historic Landmark. The others are Horseshoe Bend National Military Park , Russell Cave National Monument, and Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site .

Current NHLs in Alabama

There are 38 such National Historic Landmarks in Alabama . This list leads the objects according to the official designations in the National Register of Historic Places .

	Name of the site	image	year	place	county	description
1	USS Alabama (battleship)		January 14, 1986	Mobile 30 ° 40 ′ 48.7 ″  N , 88 ° 0 ′ 56.9 ″  W.	mobile	One of two surviving World War II South Dakota-class ships . USS Alabama entered service in 1942 and served for forty months in the Pacific theater. The ship was awarded nine Battle Stars.
2	Apalachicola Fort Site		July 19, 1964	Holy Trinity 32 ° 10 ′ 16.8 ″  N , 85 ° 7 ′ 48.8 ″  W.	Russell	Fort on the Chattahoochee River , founded by the Spaniards in 1690, to influence the creek . When the Spaniards left the fort, they destroyed it.
3	Barton Hall		07th November 1973	Cherokee 34 ° 45 ′ 2.6 ″  N , 88 ° 0 ′ 12 ″  W.	Colbert	Neoclassical main house in a plantation . The interior of the building, built in 1840, includes a staircase that leads up to an observation post on the roof, from which the view extends over the plantation.
4th	Bethel Baptist Church, Parsonage and Guard House		0April 5, 2005	Birmingham 33 ° 33 ′ 6.5 ″  N , 86 ° 48 ′ 7.3 ″  W.	Jefferson	Church that was an important coordination point for the American civil rights movement in Alabama from 1956 to 1961 .
5	Bottle Creek Site		April 19, 1994	Stockton 30 ° 59 ′ 44 ″  N , 87 ° 56 ′ 15.5 ″  W.	Baldwin	An archaeological site of the Mississippi Indian culture (1250–1550). The eighteen grave mounds are located on Mound Iceland in the river delta of Mobile and Tensaw River . The site is believed to have served as a social, religious, and economic center on the central Gulf Coast of the United States.
6th	Brown Chapel AME Church		December 12, 1997	Selma 32 ° 24 '42.7 "  N , 87 ° 0' 57.8"  W.	Dallas	This church was the starting point of the 1965 March from Selma to Montgomery and therefore played an important role in the bloody events that eventually led to the adoption of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the United States Congress .
7th	City Hall and Southern Market		07th November 1973	Mobile 30 ° 41 ′ 23.9 ″  N , 88 ° 2 ′ 24.4 ″  W.	mobile	Mobile's old town hall, dating from 1857, is an example of the trend that led to the construction of buildings that served several different civil functions in the mid-19th century.
8th	Henry D. Clayton House		0December 8, 1976	Clayton 31 ° 51 '56.2 "  N , 85 ° 27' 8.5"  W.	Barbour	This is the house where Henry De Lamar Clayton, Jr. lived , the author of the Clayton Antitrust Act , which prohibited certain economic practices that were not fair to competition. Clayton was named district judge in 1914 and advocated reform of the judiciary.
9	JLM Curry House		December 21, 1965	Talladega 33 ° 27 '21 "  N , 86 ° 2' 40"  W.	Talladega	Home of teacher Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry , who played a vital role in expanding and improving the public school system and teacher training in the southern states.
10	Dexter Avenue Baptist Church		May 30, 1974	Montgomery 32 ° 22 ′ 38.9 "  N , 86 ° 18 ′ 11.3"  W.	Montgomery	Church of Martin Luther King , who was a pastor here from 1954 to 1960. The Montgomery Improvement Association , led by King, had its headquarters in the church and organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott from here in 1955 .
11	USS Drum (submarine)		January 14, 1986	Mobile 30 ° 40 ′ 43.8 ″  N , 88 ° 0 ′ 59.9 ″  W.	mobile	Launched in 1941, the submarine was the first Gato-class submarine to be completed before the United States entered World War II and matched the standard of American submarines at the beginning of the war. USS Drum sank fifteen Japanese ships and was awarded twelve Battle Stars.
12	Episcopal Church of the Nativity		June 21, 1990	Huntsville 34 ° 43 '48.7 "  N , 86 ° 35' 2.6"  W.	Madison	This neo-Gothic church was built in 1859. It is named by the National Park Service as one of the pristine examples of Gothic sacred architecture in the southern United States. The structure is one of the least modified works by Frank Wills .
13	First Confederate Capitol		December 19, 1960	Montgomery 32 ° 22 '32.7 "  N , 86 ° 18' 3.4"  W.	Mont Gomery	The delegates from six breakaway states met in this building on February 4, 1861 , to discuss the Constitution of the Confederate States of America . This was adopted on February 8, 1861. Jefferson Davis was inducted into office on the west side of the structure on February 18 as President. The Congress of the Confederate States of America met here until May 22, 1861. Then the capital was moved to Richmond , Virginia .
14th	Fort Mitchell Site		June 21, 1990	Fort Mitchell 32 ° 21 '7 "  N , 85 ° 1' 18"  W.	Russell	Fort Mitchell was built in the 19th century. Fort Mitchell represents three phases of encounter with the Indians of North America . In the first phase, due to the warlike aspects of the Manifest Destiny in the Creek War, the Muskogee were defeated and forced to assign land; in the second phase there was trade with the Indians under the supervision of the Bureau of Indian Affairs ; the third phase concerns government attempts to meet contractual obligations.
15th	Fort Morgan		December 19, 1960	Gasque 30 ° 13 ′ 41 ″  N , 88 ° 1 ′ 23 ″  W.	Baldwin	Fort Morgan was built on the Gulf of Mexico in 1834 and was used by the Confederate Army during the Battle of Mobile Bay . As a result of the battle, the units of Union Navy Admiral occupied David Farragut , the Mobile Bay , blocking access to the port of Mobile for ships Confederate.
16	Fort Toulouse site		0October 9, 1960	Wetumpka 32 ° 30 '23.8 "  N , 86 ° 15' 5.6"  W.	Elmore	Fort Toulouse was built in 1717 at the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers and abandoned in 1763 after the Peace of Paris was signed . Fort Toulouse was the easternmost outpost of colonial Louisiana . Andrew Jackson established a new fort here after defeating the Muskogee in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814 .
17th	Foster Auditorium		0April 5, 2005	Tuscaloosa 33 ° 12 ′ 28 "  N , 87 ° 32 ′ 38"  W.	Tuscaloosa	Soldiers from the Alabama National Guarde , US Marshals and US Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach escorted Vivian Malone past Governor George Wallace to the university when he tried to prevent Malone from visiting the university at the “ Stand in the Schoolhouse Door ”. This event is considered the first step towards desegregation at the University of Alabama and an important event in the history of the civil rights movement .
18th	Gaineswood		07th November 1973	Demopolis 32 ° 30 ′ 31.4 "  N , 87 ° 50 ′ 6.9"  W.	Marengo	This neoclassical villa was built in the 19th century and has been designated a National Historic Landmark because of its unusual construction. The mansion was built over the course of eighteen years and designed by planter and amateur architect Nathan Bryan Whitfield. It is one of the few structures of this style in the United States that combines Doric , Ionic, and Corinthian column elements.
19th	Government Street Presbyterian Church		05th October 1992	Mobile 30 ° 41 ′ 21 ″  N , 88 ° 2 ′ 38.9 ″  W.	mobile	This church was built in 1836 and is one of the oldest and least altered neoclassical style church buildings in the United States. It was designed by James Gallier , James Dakin and Charles Dakin.
20th	Ivy Green		March 31, 1992	Tuscumbia 34 ° 44 ′ 22 "  N , 87 ° 42 ′ 24"  W.	Colbert	This is the birthplace of on deafblindness suffering Helen Keller that her teacher and constant companion with the help of Anne Sullivan to communicate lernte.-
21st	Kenworthy Hall		August 18, 2004	Marion 32 ° 38 ′ 6.5 ″  N , 87 ° 21 ′ 8 ″  W.	Perry	This mansion was built in 1860 and is one of the best preserved examples of asymmetrical, Italian-style architecture by Richard Upjohn . It is the only remaining villa of this style, specially designed for the southern climate and the plantation lifestyle .
22nd	Montgomery (snagboat)		June 30, 1989	Pickensville 33 ° 13 '25 .5 "  N , 88 ° 15' 35.6"  W.	Pickens	The paddle wheel steamer, built in 1925, is one of the last stern wheel steamer in the United States and only one of two such ships of the United States Army Corps of Engineers . The ship played an important role in the construction of the Alabama - Tombigbee - Tennessee River Project.
23	Edmund Pettus Bridge		March 11, 1913	Selma 32 ° 24 ′ 20 ″  N , 87 ° 1 ′ 7 ″  W.	Dallas County	On March 7, 1965, civil rights activists were attacked by law enforcement officers as they were crossing the bridge. The action was called "Bloody Sunday" ( Bloody Sunday known) and leads to the introduction and adoption of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 , considered the most effective strengthening of civil rights that has ever adopted by the Congress of the United States.
24	Montgomery Union Station and Trainshed		0December 8, 1976	Montgomery 32 ° 22 ′ 43.3 "  N , 86 ° 18 ′ 52.3"  W.	Mont Gomery	This building was built in 1898. Example of late 19th century commercial architecture. The station served as a key point of traffic to Montgomery . The concourse is significant because it shows the adaptation of bridge building techniques to canopy structures, an important step in the history of engineering in the United States.
25th	Moundville Site		July 19, 1964	Moundville 32 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  N , 85 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  W.	Hale	Moundville was settled as early as the 10th century and represents an important period of Mississippi culture in the southern states . It played a role in the southward expansion of this culture towards the Gulf coast.
26th	Neutral Buoyancy Space Simulator		03rd October 1985	Huntsville 34 ° 39 ′ 7.2 "  N , 86 ° 40 ′ 41.1"  W.	Madison	The underwater system was built in 1955 to generate zero gravity (simulated weightlessness), in which engineers, developers and astronauts could gain initial experience of the difficulties that could arise when working in weightlessness in space. The facility thus contributed significantly to the space program of the United States, in particular to the Gemini project , the Apollo program , to Skylab and in the preparation of the flights with the space shuttle .
27	Propulsion and Structural Test Facility		03rd October 1985	Huntsville 34 ° 37'25.1 "  N , 86 ° 39'30.8"  W.	Madison	This building was built in 1957 by the United States Army.
28	Redstone test stand		03rd October 1985	Huntsville 34 ° 37 ′ 51.1 "  N , 86 ° 39 ′ 59.7"  W.	Madison	This missile structure test facility for Redstone missiles was built in 1953.
29	St. Andrew's Episcopal Church		07th November 1973	Prairieville 32 ° 30 ′ 32.8 "  N , 87 ° 42 ′ 5"  W.	Hale	This church was built in 1853. The small church, built in the Carpenter Gothic style , has wooden buttresses and shows the influence of the 19th century architect Richard Upjohn . She is considered an outstanding example in the southeastern United States of the Picturesque movement in American church building.
30th	Saturn V Dynamic Test Stand		03rd October 1985	Huntsville 34 ° 37 ′ 44.6 "  N , 86 ° 39 ′ 40.1"  W.	Madison	This rocket structure test facility for the Saturn V was built in 1964.
31	Saturn V Launch Vehicle		February 10, 1987	Huntsville 34 ° 42 ′ 29.6 "  N , 86 ° 39 ′ 20.9"  W.	Madison	This rocket prototype of a Saturn V was created by the Marshall Space Flight Center under the guidance of Wernher von Braun and served as a test object for the facilities in the Marshall Space Flight Center for the Saturn V program.
32	Sixteenth Street Baptist Church		February 20, 2006	Birmingham 33 ° 30 ′ 59.7 "  N , 86 ° 48 ′ 53.3"  W.	Jefferson	This church was a meeting place for the civil rights movement , on which the Ku Klux Klan carried out a bomb attack on September 16, 1963 . Four girls were killed and twenty-two other people were injured.
33	Sloss Blast Furnaces		May 29, 1981	Birmingham 33 ° 31 '14.4 "  N , 86 ° 47' 28.7"  W.	Jefferson	This blast furnace was built for iron works in 1881–1882. He is the oldest in the state of Alabama.
34	Swayne Hall, Talladega College		02nd December 1974	Talladega 33 ° 25 '39.7 "  N , 86 ° 7' 3.2"  W.	Talladega
35	Tuskegee Institute		June 23, 1965	Tuskegee 32 ° 25 ′ 49 ″  N , 85 ° 42 ′ 28 ″  W.	Macon	The Tuskegee Institute is both a National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Site .
36	Wilson Dam		November 13, 1966	Florence 34 ° 48 ′ 3 "  N , 87 ° 37 ′ 33"  W.	Colbert and Lauderdale	The Wilson Dam on the Tennessee River was built by the Army Corps of Engineers from 1918 to 1925 and was later administered by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). It is their oldest dam for generating electricity
37	Yuchi Town Site		June 19, 1996	Fort Benning 32 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  N , 84 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  W.	Russell	A 17th century archaeological site of the Apalachicola (people) and Yuchi Indians.

Former National Historic Landmark

	Landmark name	image	date	place	county	description
A.	William Lowndes Yancey Law Office		1973, repealed 1986	Montgomery 32 ° 22 ′ 30.3 "  N , 86 ° 18 ′ 26.5"  W.	Montgomery	Law firm of William Lowndes Yancey . He practiced in this house from 1846 to 1863. Due to several renovations in the 1970s and 1980s, the building lost much of its historical integrity and was therefore removed from the list of National Historic Landmarks. However, it remained on the National Register of Historic Places.

• List of Registered Historic Places in Alabama

Web links

Commons : National Historic Landmarks in Alabama  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama . National Park Service (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Park Service: National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions and Answers ( English ) Retrieved on December 14 of 2010.
2. ^ ^{A b c} National Historic Landmarks Program: Withdrawal of National Historic Landmark Designation ( English ) In: National Historic Landmarks Program . National Park Service. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
3. ↑ Units in the National Park System ( English , PDF) In: National Park Service Office of Public Affairs . US Department of the Interior. July 17, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} National Park Service: National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State (PDF) April 2007. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved on August 21, 2008. The official name is given under which the object is entered in the register.
5. ^ ^{A b} National Park Service: National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database . Archived from the original on June 6, 2004. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 21, 2008. 
6. ↑ Alabama, USS (Battleship) ( English ) In: National Historic Landmarks Program . National Park Service. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
7. ↑ Apalachicola Fort Site ( English ) In: NHLs Program . National Park Service. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
8. ^ Barton Hall ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS . Archived from the original on April 3, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
9. ^ Colbert County, Alabama, History / Barton Hall ( English ) rootsweb.com. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
10. ↑ Bethel Baptist Church, Parsonage, and Guard House ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
11. ↑ Bottle Creek Site ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
12. ↑ Brown Chapel AME Church ( English ) In: NHLs Program . National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
13. ↑ City Hall (Mobile) ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
14. ^ Henry D. Clayton House ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
15. ↑ JLM Curry Home ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
16. ↑ Dexter Avenue Baptist Church ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
17. ↑ DRUM, USS (Submarine) ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
18. ↑ Episcopal Church of the Nativity ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
19. ↑ First Confederate Capitol ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
20. ↑ Fort Mitchell Site ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
21. ^ Fort Morgan ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
22. ↑ Fort Toulouse Site ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
23. ↑ Foster Auditorium ( English ) In: NHL's Program . National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
24. ↑ Gaineswood ( English ) In: NHL Program . NPS. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
25. ^ Government Street Presbyterian Church ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
26. ^ Ivy Green (Helen Keller birthplace) ( English ) In: NHLs Program . National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
27. ↑ Kenworthy Hall ( English ) In: NHLs Program . National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
28. ↑ MONTGOMERY (Snagboat) ( English ) In: NHL's Program . NPS. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
29. ↑ AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS: Secretary Salazar, Director Jarvis Designate 13 New National Historic Landmarks ( English ) Department of Interior. March 11, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
30. ↑ Montgomery Union Station and Train shed ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
31. ^ Moundville Site . In: NHL's Program . NPS. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008.  
32. ↑ Neutral Buoyancy Space Simulator ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
33. ↑ Propulsion and Structural Test Facility ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
34. ↑ Redstone Test Stand ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
35. ↑ St. Andrew's Church ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
36. ↑ Saturn V Dynamic Test Stand ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on July 28, 2007. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
37. ↑ Saturn V Launch Vehicle ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
38. ↑ Sixteenth Street Baptist Church ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
39. ^ Sloss Blast Furnaces ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
40. ↑ Swayne Hall, Talladega College ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on February 10, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
41. ↑ Tuskegee Institute ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on February 18, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
42. ^ Wilson Dam ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008. 
43. ^ Yuchi Town Site ( English ) In: NHLs Program . NPS. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2008.