Fort Payne Boom Town Historic District

Fort Payne Boom Town Historic District
The Alabama Great Southern Depot
Location Roughly Gault St. from 4th St. NE. to 6th St. NE., Fort Payne, Alabama
Coordinates 34°26′39″N 85°43′10″W / 34.44417°N 85.71944°WCoordinates: 34°26′39″N 85°43′10″W / 34.44417°N 85.71944°W
Area 8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built 1889
Architectural style Late Victorian, Romanesque
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 89000308[1]
Added to NRHP April 21, 1989

The Fort Payne Boom Town Historic District is a historic district in Fort Payne, Alabama. The district encompasses five properties built around 1889, when Fort Payne was undergoing huge growth owing to the area's mineral deposits. Included are the Alabama Great Southern Depot; the Fort Payne Opera House; the Sawyer Building, a two-story Victorian commercial building; City Park, which sat across from the (now-demolished) county courthouse; and Purdy Furniture, which built as the headquarters of the Fort Payne Coal and Iron Company. Another Victorian commercial building has since been demolished.[2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ Kay, Steven M. (January 1989). "Fort Payne Boom Town Historic District". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.