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NPS Form 10-900 . - 0MB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service -^ NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM "- : / 1. Name of Property historic name Rosedale Park Historic District other names/site number N/A 2. Location street & number roughly bounded bv Woodcrest Place. 26th Ave. S. 18th St. S. and 25th Ct. S not for publication N/A city or town Homewood__________________________________ vicinity N/A state Alabama_____ code AL county Jefferson_____ code 073 zip code 35209 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this X nomination __ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property X meets __ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant __ nationally __ statewide XJocally. (__ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signatuf Alabama Historical Commission (State Historic Preservation Office)___________ State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property __ meets __ does not meet the National Register criteria. (__ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby Certify that this property is: \J Signature of the Keeper Date of Action ff^ntered in the National Register ____________________________ [ ] See continuation sheet. [ ] determined eligible for the National Register [ ]See continuation sheet. [ ] determined not eligible for the National Register [ ] removed from the National Register [ ] other (explain): __________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action USDI/NPS Registration Form Property Name Rosedale Park Historic District_____________ County and State Jefferson County. Alabama_________ Page #2 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check only one box.) (Check as many boxes as apply.) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing Noncontributing [ x] private [ ] building(s) 35 10 buildings [ x] public-local [ x] district ___ ___ sites [ ] public-state [ ] site ___ ___ structures [ ] public-Federal [ ] structure ___ ___ objects [ ] object 35 10 Total Number of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) listed in the National Register N/A _______________________ 0 _____ 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Cat: Domestic___________ Sub: Single Dwelling Multiple Dwelling Secondary Structure Education__________ School Industrv/Processing/Extraction Waterworks Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Cat: Domestic__________ Sub: Single Dwelling ____________ Multiple Dwelling Religious___________ Church School 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Late Victorian: Romanesque____________________________________ Late 19tn and Early 20th Century American Movement: Bungalow/Craftsman Modern Movement:__________________________________________ Other: Minimal Traditional________________________________ Materials (Enter categories from instructions) foundation concrete block ____ stone roof asphalt walls wood stone brick Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition on continuation sheet/s.) USDI/NPS Registration Form Property Name Rosedale Park Historic District County and State Jefferson County. Alabama Page #3 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing) _x_ A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. __ B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. _x_ C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. __ D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) __ A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. __ B removed from its original location. __ C a birthplace or a grave. __ D a cemetery. __ E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. __ F a commemorative property. __ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Architecture __ ___ Ethnic Heritage Period of Significance c. 1890-late 1940s Significant Dates N/A__________ Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) N/A Cultural Affiliation N/A ___ Architect/Builder N/A Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS) Primary location of additional data: _ preliminary determination of individual listing ] State Historic Preservation Office (36 CFR 67) has been requested. [ ] Other state agency _ previously listed in the National Register [ ] Federal agency __ previously determined eligible by the National [ x] Local government Register [ ] University _ designated a National Historic Landmark [ ] Other _ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository #______ Homewood Public Library: Birmingham Public __ recorded by Historic American Engineering Library Record # ____ USDI/NPS Registration Form Property Name Rosedale Park Historic District____________ County and State Jefferson County. Alabama____________ Page #4 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property approx. 25 acres UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 1 16 519350 3705300 3 16 519640 3705070 2 16 519760 3705350 4 16 519460 3705010 5 16 519340 3705100 Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title Pamela S. King. Consultant & Christy Anderson (AHC Reviewer) organization PSKinq Associates_____________________________ date 12-15-02 street & number 3307 Aitaloma Wav________________________ telephone 205-823-1679 city or town Birmingham__________________ state Alabama______ zip code 35216 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) name Multiple___________________________________________ street & number _________________________________ telephone ___ city or town __________________________ state ______ zip code ___ NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section 2 Page _J_ Name of Property: Rosedale Park Historic District ounty and State: Jefferson County. Alabama Addresses 18th Place South 2516, 2517, 2518, 2519, 2520, 2521, 2522, 2523, 2524, 2526, 2529, No # (School/Muslim Center), 2531 19th Place South 2533, 2534, 1536, 2537, 2540, 2544 19th Street South 2507,2511 25th Court South 1832, 1900, 2530, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1825 26th Avenue South 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1828, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1916 Highway 31 No #, No # Woodcrest Place 2100 NFS Form 10-900-a 0MB No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section 7 Page _2_ Name of Property: Rosedale Park Historic District County and State: Jefferson County. Alabama Narrative Description The Rosedale Park Historic District consists of approximately 25 acres in the northeastern most portion of Homewood in southern Jefferson County. Homewood sits just over Red Mountain in the Shades Valley portion of Shades Valley and is bounded on its southern edge by Vestavia Hills, to the east by Mountain Brook, and to the north by Birmingham. The District itself is bounded on the east by the Red Mountain Expressway, on the south by 26th Avenue, by the heavily commercial Montgomery Highway (US Highway 31) on its western edge, which bisected it from the rest of Rosedale (now Rosedale Historic District), and to the north by new commercial development. At least one-fourth of the historic resources were destroyed during the 1960s as part of the construction of the Red Mountain Expressway and the further commercialization of Homewood's primary commercial area along