Luverne Historic District

Bounded by 1st, 6th Sts., Legrande, Glenwood, Folmar and Hawkins Aves., Luverne, Alabama. County/parish: Crenshaw.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 14, 2005. NRIS 04000926.

161 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

Luverne Historic District

The Luverne Historic District is a 100-acre (40 ha) historic district in Luverne, Alabama, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It then included 161 contributing buildings.

The district is roughly bounded by 1st St., 6th St., and by Legrande, Glenwood, Folmar and Hawkins Avenues.

It includes works by architects Earl G. Lutz and Algernon Blair. It includes Queen Anne and Bungalow/craftsman architecture.

It includes the Crenshaw County Courthouse, on East Third Street, built in 1972, as a non-contributing resource.: 11 

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77836000

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