Semmes, Raphael, House

804 Government St., Mobile, Alabama. County/parish: Mobile.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 26, 1970. NRIS 70000110.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Admiral Raphael Semmes Home

From Wikipedia:

Raphael Semmes House

The Raphael Semmes House, (also known as the Horta–Semmes House), is a historic residence at 804 Government Street in Mobile, Alabama. It is best known as the 1871-1877 home of Raphael Semmes, captain of the Confederate States Navy sloop-of-war CSS Alabama, a commerce raider during the American Civil War. The 1858 brick townhouse of Federal and Greek Revival styles of architecture, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 26, 1970.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77837011

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