West Commerce Street Historic District/Historic Greenville Depot

West Commerce Street Historic District/Historic Greenville Depot (HM1CB9)

Location: Greenville, AL 36037 Butler County
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Country: United States of America
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N 31° 49.766', W 86° 37.664'

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West Commerce Street Historic District


The completion of the railroad in the late 1850s brought this District into being. The District grew into a major trade center between Montgomery and Mobile. The capital accumulated from this trade allowed the construction of brick commercial buildings, most of them completed by 1890. The downtown area was revitalized in the spring of 1997.

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Historic Greenville Depot


The Depot highlights the West Commerce Street Historic District and is symbolic of the major role the railroad transportation system played in making Greenville a major regional trade center. For many years, this was the sole shipping point for a six-county area of south-central Alabama. Passengers met here to catch the silver Hummingbird for a trip to the city. Built in 1910, reconstructed in 1924 and restored in 1995, the Old Depot is one of the few remaining brick and stucco buildings of its kind in south Alabama.
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HM NumberHM1CB9
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Year Placed2000
Placed BySasanqua Garden Club of Greenville and the Alabama Historical Association
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 11:23pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 535227 N 3521590
Decimal Degrees31.82943333, -86.62773333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 49.766', W 86° 37.664'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 49' 45.96" N, 86° 37' 39.84" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)334
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 303-305 W Commerce St, Greenville AL 36037, US
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