Water Avenue Historic District

Water Avenue Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Water Ave. bounded by Lauderdale, MLK Blvd., Beech Creek, Alabama R, Selma, Alabama
Coordinates	32°24′26″N 87°1′1″W / 32.40722°N 87.01694°W / 32.40722; -87.01694Coordinates: 32°24′26″N 87°1′1″W / 32.40722°N 87.01694°W / 32.40722; -87.01694
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Governing body	Local
NRHP Reference #	72000160[1]
Added to NRHP	December 26, 1972

The Water Avenue Historic District is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) historic district in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. It is centered on Water Avenue in downtown. The boundaries were increased on July 7, 2005. The district is primarily commercial, with examples of the Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, and Renaissance Revival styles. It contains 52 properties, with 47 contributing and 5 noncontributing to the district.^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 26, 1972.^[1]

References

National Register of Historic Places in Dallas County, Alabama National Historic Landmark Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church Historic districts Carlowville Historic District Icehouse Historic District Old Town Historic District Riverview Historic District Summerfield District Water Avenue Historic District Other properties Adams Grove Presbyterian Church Antique Store Cahaba Christian Church and Parsonage Dallas County Courthouse Doctor's Office Driskell-Martin House First Baptist Church J. Bruce Hain House Marshall's Grove John Tyler Morgan House Wesley Plattenburg House Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church Riverdale St. Luke's Episcopal Church St. Paul's Episcopal Church Marcus Meyer Skinner House Street Manual Training School Sturdivant Hall Todd House U.S. Post Office Building Valley Creek Presbyterian Church See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Alabama and List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama