Montrose Historic District (Montrose, Alabama)

Montrose Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
The Chapman-Scott House, a Creole cottage house in the historic district
Location	Main (AL 42) and 2nd Sts., Montrose, Alabama
Coordinates	30°34′7″N 87°54′2″W / 30.56861°N 87.90056°WCoordinates: 30°34′7″N 87°54′2″W / 30.56861°N 87.90056°W
Area	79 acres (32 ha)
Architectural style	Creole Cottage
NRHP Reference #	76000310[1]
Added to NRHP	June 3, 1976

The Montrose Historic District is a historic district comprising fifteen historically significant buildings in the community of Montrose, Alabama. The district is almost entirely residential, with the exception of the 1890 Montrose Post Office. Montrose is located on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay, and several homes in the district occupy bayfront lots. Nine of the homes in the district were designed in the Creole cottage style, a vernacular architectural style popular in the Gulf Coast states. The Creole cottage homes in the district all feature front facades with five bays and recessed full-length front porches supported by square or chamfered columns. Many of the houses were built as summer homes for residents of Mobile, for whom Montrose was a popular vacation destination.^[2]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1976.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Floyd, W. Warner; Ellen Mertins (February 6, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Montrose Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 26, 2014. Accompanied by photos.