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The '''Waverly Place Historic District''' | The '''Waverly Place Historic District''' is a local historic district just north of [[Glen Iris Circle]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Glen Iris]] neighborhood. | ||
The district is bounded on the north by surviving historic properties closest to [[11th Avenue South]], on the south by [[16th Avenue South]], on the west by [[10th Street South]], and on the east by [[11th Place South]]. | The district is bounded on the north by surviving historic properties closest to [[11th Avenue South]], on the south by [[16th Avenue South]], on the west by [[10th Street South]], and on the east by [[11th Place South]]. | ||
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==Waverly Place Conservation District== | |||
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Ownership: 59% owner-occupied; 41 % absentee-owned | |||
Condition : Of the 90 properties in the district: | |||
81 are well-maintained or need paint or minor repairs | |||
9 need medium or major repairs--> | |||
==Waverly Place Historic District== | |||
The Waverly Place Historic District was added to the [[Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage]] on September 3, 2020. In [[2021]] a proposed Historic Preservation Plan was drafted for use by the [[Glen Iris Neighborhood Association]] and [[Birmingham Design Review Committee]] in evaluating the appropriateness of proposed exterior changes to structures within the district. | |||
==References== | |||
* Birmingham Historical Society (1981) "[https://birminghamhistoricalsociety.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/southside-highlands-report-arch.-and-hist.-resources-preserv.-recommend.-1981.pdf Southside-Highlands Report-Historical Resources & Preservation Recommendations]" | |||
[[Category:Waverly Place|*]] | |||
[[Category:Subdivisions]] | |||
[[Category:Glen Iris]] | |||
[[Category:Historic districts]] | [[Category:Historic districts]] | ||
[[Category:Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage]] | [[Category:Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage]] | ||
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Waverly Place, named for the 1903 subdivision of W. H. Graves and William Going, is a collection of early 20th-century Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Tudor Revival, and Classical Portico style houses and 1910s and 20s Bungalows and cottages that grew up simultaneously with the Glen Iris Park and Idlewild Circle developments. The district serves as a buffer that helps protect the Glen Iris Historic District, but it retains a separate and important character as a typical middle-class, turn-of-the-century | |||
suburban neighborhood. Its character-- probab 1 y reflecting the work of several independent developers and builders-- incorporates contrasts in scale and quality, such as the once-impressive Graves House on 11th Street, with its grand siting and large lot, and the bungalows and one-story cottages built nearby at about the same time. In addition to the district's providing an important dimension to understanding the context of Glen Iris Park development, district houses have their own important historical associations, including the Col.W. H. Graves House (manufacturer of "Graves Block"), the George Luffman House (landscape gardener of Glen Iris Park; 1424 lOth Place South), the William M. Walker House (prominent attorney; 1440 lOth Place South); the James McWane House (ACIPCO executive and later founder of McWane Pipe; 1644 11th Place South); and the Ethel Armes House (author of The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama; 1716 11th Place South). | |||
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Revision as of 13:10, 3 February 2023
The Waverly Place Historic District is a local historic district just north of Glen Iris Circle in Birmingham's Glen Iris neighborhood.
The district is bounded on the north by surviving historic properties closest to 11th Avenue South, on the south by 16th Avenue South, on the west by 10th Street South, and on the east by 11th Place South.
Waverly Place Conservation District
Waverly Place Historic District
The Waverly Place Historic District was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage on September 3, 2020. In 2021 a proposed Historic Preservation Plan was drafted for use by the Glen Iris Neighborhood Association and Birmingham Design Review Committee in evaluating the appropriateness of proposed exterior changes to structures within the district.
References
- Birmingham Historical Society (1981) "Southside-Highlands Report-Historical Resources & Preservation Recommendations"