Winter Building

Winter Building

The Winter Building in 2012
Location 2 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama
Coordinates 32°22′37″N 86°18′31″W / 32.37694°N 86.30861°W / 32.37694; -86.30861Coordinates: 32°22′37″N 86°18′31″W / 32.37694°N 86.30861°W / 32.37694; -86.30861
Area less than one acre
Built 1843 (1843)
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 72000175[1]
Added to NRHP January 14, 1972

The Winter Building is a historic building in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S..

History

The building was erected from 1841 to 1843 for John Gindrat, a cotton broker and banker.[2] It was inherited by his daughter, Mary Elizabeth Gindrat, and her husband, Joseph S. Winter, in 1854.[2]

During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, the second floor was home to the Southern Telegraph Company.[2] It was there that LeRoy Pope Walker, the Confederate States Secretary of War, sent a telegram to General P. G. T. Beauregard to advise him to fire on Fort Sumter, and thus start the Battle of Fort Sumter.[2]

It remained in the same family as late as the 1970s, when it was used for offices and a clothing store.[2]

Architectural significance

The building was designed in the Italianate architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 14, 1972.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Winter Building". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Winter Building". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
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