Protestant Children's Home
Encyclopedia
The Protestant Children's Home, also known as the Protestant Orphans' Asylum, is a historic building in Mobile
, Alabama
, United States
. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
on June 18, 1973.
for children in what was, at the time, a Catholic-dominated city. Their Protestant Orphan Asylum Society took in girls up to 18 years old and boys up to 14 years old. The current three-story brick structure was completed in 1845 to house the orphanage. It was designed by Henry Moffatt in a simple Late Federal
style.
The building has gone through many different owners in recent years, having been adapted for reuse as a rental property. As of 2009, it was owned by Lone Oak Properties.
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 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 June 18, 1973.
History
The Protestant Children's Home was the result of an effort started on December 2, 1839 by women of various Protestant denominations to establish an orphanageOrphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
for children in what was, at the time, a Catholic-dominated city. Their Protestant Orphan Asylum Society took in girls up to 18 years old and boys up to 14 years old. The current three-story brick structure was completed in 1845 to house the orphanage. It was designed by Henry Moffatt in a simple Late Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
style.
The building has gone through many different owners in recent years, having been adapted for reuse as a rental property. As of 2009, it was owned by Lone Oak Properties.