Midtown Historic District (Mobile, Alabama)

The Midtown Historic District is a historic district in the city of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2001, with a small boundary increase on November 18, 2020[1] It is roughly bounded by Taylor Avenue, Government Street, Houston Street, Kenneth Street, Springhill Avenue, and Florida Street.[2] The district covers 467 acres (1.89 km²) and contains 1,270 contributing buildings. The majority of the contributing buildings range in age from the 1880s to the 1950s and cover a wide variety of architectural styles.[2] The district was significantly affected by a tornado on December 25, 2012.[3]

Midtown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Roughly bounded by Taylor Ave., US 90, Houston St., Kenneth St., US 98, and Florida St., 2401-2403 and 2407 Old Shell Rd., Mobile, Alabama
Coordinates	30°40′59.82″N 88°5′19.44″W
Area	467 acres (189 ha)
Built	1880s-1950s
Architect	George Rogers C.L. Hutchisson, Sr. C.L. Hutchisson, Jr. Nicholas Holmes, Jr. others
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Queen Anne, late Victorian, Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	01001293[1] (original) 100005805 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	29 November 2001[1][2]
Boundary increase	November 18, 2020