Foley Downtown Historic District
LocationParts of Alston, N & S McKenzie, AL 98, E & W Laurel, Myrtle, Rose, and W. Orange,
Foley, Alabama
Coordinates30.406667°N 87.683889°W
LocmapinAlabama
ArchitectFrank Lockwood; Warren, Knight & Davis et al.
ArchitectureColonial Revival, Tudor Revival, et al.
AddedJanuary 19, 2005
Area230.6 acres (93.3 ha)
Refnum04001496[1]
Decrease refnum12000316
DecreaseJune 4, 2012
Increase refnum100003122
IncreaseSeptember 20, 2019

The Foley Downtown Historic District, in Foley, Alabama, United States, is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[2]

Its boundaries originally encompassed parts of Alston St., North and South McKenzie St., U.S. Route 98, East and West Laurel Ave., Myrtle Ave., Rose Ave., and West Orange Ave. until a boundary decrease on June 4, 2012. The boundary was extended in 2019.[1]

Buildings

The original listing included 29 contributing buildings and one contributing site on 230.6 acres (93.3 ha). It included:

  • The Depot, the former railroad depot of Foley, which in 2003 was the Foley History Museum, at 125 East Laurel Avenue, (c. 1909; 1971; 1995). This is a one-story weatherboard Craftsman style depot building with a hipped and cross gable roof, decorative wood brackets, and a brick foundation. The building was moved to Magnolia Springs in 1971 but was then returned to its original site in Foley in 1995.
  • A Masonic Temple building (c.1925), designed in Mission Revival style by George B. Rogers of Mobile, Alabama[3]

Architects with one or more projects there include Frank Lockwood and Warren, Knight & Davis.

Notes

  • Architecture: Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, et al.
  • Historic function: Domestic; Commerce/trade; Government; Social; Religion; Industry/processing/extraction; Health Care
  • Historic subfunction: Single Dwelling; Hotel; Specialty Store; Warehouse; Restaurant; City Hall; Meeting Hall
  • Criteria: Event, Architecture/engineering
  • Government: Government; Commerce/trade; Health Care; Recreation And Culture; Domestic; Landscape
  • Subgovernment: Post Office; Specialty Store; Hospital; Auditorium; Park; Single Dwelling; Business
  • Criteria: event, event, architecture/engineering, architecture/engineering
  • Area: 19.4 acres
  • Contributing buildings: 28
  • Contributing sites: 1[4]

References

  1. ^
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places 2005 Weekly Lists". nps.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  3. ^ Pamela Sterne King & Christy Anderson (October 12, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Foley Downtown Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 19, 2019. With
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Foley Downtown Historic District (Boundary Decrease)". National Park Service. Retrieved May 19, 2019. With