NFS Form 10-900 (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 Water Avenue Historic District other names/site number N/A 2. Location street & number Water Avenue bounded by Lauderdale, MLK Blvd, Beech Creek, Alabama River not for publication N/A city or town Selma ___________________________________ vicinity N/A _____________ state Alabama code AL county Dallas code 047 zip code 36701 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this ^nomination f~1 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 Q does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant fl nationally I I statewide 1X1 locally. (I I See continuation sheet for additional comments.) >ignature of certifying official/Title Alabama Historical Commission (State Historic Preservation Office) State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property I I meets I I does not meet the National Register criteria. (I I 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: [XHenterecmtered in the National Register. Q See continuation sheet. I 1 determined eligible for the National Register. fl See continuation sheet. I I determined not eligible for the National Register. I I removed from the National Register. I""] other (explain):____________________ Signature of Keeper Date of Action Water Avenue Historic District Dallas Co., AL Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in count) ^ private D building(s) Contributing Noncontributing 13 public-local G3 district D public-State D site 45 5 buildings D public-Federal D structure 1 sites D object structures 1 objects 47 5 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of Contributing resources previously listed (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing. in the National Register NA 0 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC/single dwelling COMMERCE/business DOMESTIC/hotel , DOMESTIC/hotel VACANT TRANSPORTATION/train depot RECREATION AND CULTURE/museum COMMERCE/warehouse COMMERCE/restaurant COMMERCE/specialty store COMMERCE/specialty store COMMERCE/business 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) Greek Revival foundation BRICK Itaiianate walls BRICK, STONE: Limestone Queen Anne WOOD: Weatherboard Romanesque Revival roof ASPHALT, METAL Renaissance Revival other METAL: Cast iron Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) USDI/NPS Registration Form Property Name: Water Avenue Historic District_______ County and State: Dallas County, AL____________ Page 4 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property approximately 10 UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 1 16 498100 3585340 4 16 498800 3585230 2 16 498710 3585620 5 16 498150 3585200 3 16 498880 3585420 6 ___ ___ ___ 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/titleSusan A. Besser____________________________________________________ organizationFranklin Preservation Group__________________________________ dateMarch 2002 street & number252 Fourth Avenue South__________________________ telephone615-790-6457_______________ city or townFranklin________________________ stateTN______ zip code 37064____________________ 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 Mulitple_____________________________________________ street & number_____________________________________ telephone___ city or town______________________________ state_______ zip code Water Avenue Historic District Dallas Co., AL Name of Property County and State 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark V in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing.) EX] A Property is associated with events that have made Commerce a significant contribution to the broad patterns of Architecture our history. D B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. C*3 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 who's components lack Period of Significance individual distinction. c. 1837; c. 1855; 1860-1952 D D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations N/A Significant Dates (Mark V in all boxes that apply.) c. 1865 Property is: c. 1837 D A owned by a religious institution or used for c. 1855 religious purposes. Significant Person D B removed from its original location. (complete if Criterion B is marked) NA D C moved from its original location. Cultural Affiliation D D a cemetery. NA D E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. D F a commemorative property Architect/Builder D G less than 50 year of age or achieved significance NA________ within the past 50 years. __________ Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): N/A Primary location of additional data: D preliminary determination of individual listing (36 [X] State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested D Other State Agency D previously listed in the National Register Q Federal Agency D Previously determined eligible by the National [X] Local Government Register D University D designated a National Historic Landmark D Other D recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: # ________________ CD recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # (8-88) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number ——————2 Page* —————i ^Dallasr ^County,renue+ Hi ^AlabamaD^ ic Dlstrict WATER AVENUE HISTORIC DISTRICT STREET ADDRESSES Lafayette Park—2 Green Street—2 Martin Luther King Boulevard—4 Washington Street—2 Water Avenue—1000-1002,1001,1004, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1010, 1012, 1014, 1015, 1110, 1112, 1118-1124, 1200, 1201, 1203, 1205, 1207-1211, 1217-1221, 1220,1223-1225, 1224, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1306, 1308, 1310-1318, Rear 1310,1400,1407, 1410,1411,1414,1416, 1417, 1500, 1505, 1510, 1512, 1514-1516, 1601 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 6 Page INDUSTRY/manufacturing facility AGRICULTURE/storage RECREATION AND CULTURE/commemorative marker RECREATION AND CULTURE/commemorative marker INDUSTRY/communications facility INDUSTRY/cornmunications facility NFS FORM 10-900-A OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 3 Ljater Avenue Historic District —————— —————— Dallas County, Alabama 7. Narrative Description Water Avenue Historic District is generally bounded by Old Town Historic District to the north and west, with the north side of Water Avenue between Broad and Washington the southernmost point of Old Town Historic District, Martin Luther King Boulevard and Beech Creek to the east and the Alabama River to the south. Within these boundaries are all or parts of the following streets: Broad Street, Lafayette Park, Martin Luther King Boulevard, Washington Avenue, and Water Avenue. On the south side of Water Avenue Historic District from the west boundary to Broad Street is a two story commercial block of late nineteenth century buildings of the Italianate and Renaissance Revival era. The most imposing of the buildings is the Selma Times-Journal Building at 1014 Water Avenue, c. 1870 (17). This Italianate