Lowndesboro Historic District
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The Lowndesboro Historic District is a historic district
in Lowndesboro, Alabama
, United States
. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
on December 12, 1973. The district covers 1800 acres (728.4 ha), spread over the entire town, and contains 20 contributing properties
, including Meadowlawn Plantation. Architectural styles include the Gothic Revival
, Greek Revival
, and other Victorian
styles.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
in Lowndesboro, Alabama
Lowndesboro, Alabama
Lowndesboro is a town in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 140. It is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It 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 December 12, 1973. The district covers 1800 acres (728.4 ha), spread over the entire town, and contains 20 contributing properties
Contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...
, including Meadowlawn Plantation. Architectural styles include the Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
, Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
, and other Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
styles.