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Protestant Children's Home
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Historic American Buildings Survey photo, taken in 1934
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| Location: | 911 Dauphin Street Mobile, Alabama |
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| Area: | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built: | 1845 |
| Architect: | Moffatt, Henry |
| Architectural style: | Late Federal |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 73000364[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | June 18, 1973 |
The Protestant Children's Home, also known as the Protestant Orphans' Asylum, is a historic building in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1973.[1]
The Protestant Children's Home was the result of an effort started on December 2, 1839 by women of various Protestant denominations to establish an orphanage for children in what was, at the time, a Catholic-dominated city. Their Protestant Orphan Asylum Society took in girls up to 18 years old and boys up to 14 years old. The current three-story brick structure was completed in 1845 to house the orphanage. It was designed by Henry Moffatt in a simple Late Federal style.[1][2]
The building has gone through many different owners in recent years, having been adapted for reuse as a rental property. As of 2009, it was owned by Lone Oak Properties.[3]
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