George Fearn House
Encyclopedia
The George Fearn House is a historic residence in Mobile
, Alabama
, United States
. It was built in 1904 in the Spanish Colonial Revival
style by local architect George Bigelow Rogers
. It was the first Spanish Colonial Revival building to be built in Mobile. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
on July 12, 1991. It is a part of the Spanish Revival Residences in Mobile Multiple Property Submission
.
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was built in 1904 in the Spanish Colonial Revival
Spanish Colonial Revival Style architecture
The Spanish Colonial Revival Style was a United States architectural stylistic movement that came about in the early 20th century, starting in California and Florida as a regional expression related to history, environment, and nostalgia...
style by local architect George Bigelow Rogers
George Bigelow Rogers
George Bigelow Rogers was an American architect, best known for the wide variety of buildings that he designed in Mobile, Alabama. Born in Illinois in 1870, he studied painting in France, then apprenticed from 1894 to 1898 as an architect in Hartford, Connecticut. He stopped in Mobile in 1901,...
. It was the first Spanish Colonial Revival building to be built in Mobile. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on July 12, 1991. It is a part of the Spanish Revival Residences in Mobile Multiple Property Submission
Spanish Revival Residences in Mobile Multiple Property Submission
The Spanish Revival Residences in Mobile Multiple Property Submission is a multiple property submission of buildings that were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places as some of the best remaining examples in Mobile, Alabama of houses built in the Spanish Colonial Revival style...
.