Mobile Historic Homes Tour
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Homes & Sacred Spaces on the Tour
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1673 Government Street This spectacular Spanish Revival style residence dates from 1925 and features all the hallmarks of the style: red ceramic tile roof, stucco walls, casement windows, and cantilevered iron balcony. In addition, the open porte-cochere on the east end of the house demonstrates the increased importance placed on integrating the automobile into domestic architecture during the 1920s. Homeowners – Teresa and Tony Dean. |
1615 Government Street Mobile architect George B. Rogers designed this residential complex comprised of a main house and a detached garage in 1922. Spanish Colonial Revival in style, the handsome exterior features stucco walls and tiled roofs. The interior is a masterful orchestration of formal, service, and private spaces. A delightful rear loggia overlooks a courtyard garden. Homeowners – Erica and Ken McElhaney. |
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1356 Government Street – Grace Lutheran Church This Romanesque Revival church looks like a medieval European house of worship with its dominant crenelated central tower, rounded openings, and buttressed side elevations. Among the architectural points of interest is the English paneling behind that altar that has no nail holes in it and is a construction achievement. The beautiful stained glass windows are from Germany. |
151 South Ann Street – All Saints Church All Saints Episcopal Church was constructed in 1914 to serve parishioners of Mobile's then western suburbs. Architect John A. Wetzel based the Arts and Crafts influenced design on rural English parish churches. The sanctuary's compartmentalized design reflects liturgical shifts then influencing the Protestant Episcopal Church. The stained glass windows are by various American and English manufacturers. |
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1114 Government Street This Colonial Revival structure originally stood on nearby North Ann Street. Constructed in 1906 and expanded in 1925, the L-shaped building was designed by George B. Rogers. The two-story structure functioned as the garage for the demolished Tacon-Bellingrath House. Relocated to Government Street in 2005 in a last ditch effort to stave off demolition, the present owners recently completed an extensive restoration of the building. Homeowners – Bobby Williams and Hany Moustafa. |
1110 Government Street This elegant recent addition to Mobile's principal residential thoroughfare has been turning heads since construction began a decade ago. Designed by local architect H. Don Bowden, the Townhomes are a very good example of sympathetic infill construction in a historic district. In the setback, materials, massing, and overall design, the Townhomes blend nicely with the Oakleigh Garden District's historic ambience. Homeowners – Mike Lee & Emily and Henry Callaway. |
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1056 Government Street – Blacksher Hall Built in 1901 for Charles T. Hearin, president of the local Cotton Exchange, this magnificent Neo-classical Revival mansion was designed by Mobile's premiere late-19th century architect, Rudolph Benz. After Hearin's death, the house was sold to John H. Blacksher, president of a large lumber company. The home's exterior is dominated by the elaborate two-tiered porch supported by single story and full height Corinthian columns and topped by a prominent gable. The ten thousand square foot interior boasts eight bedrooms, twelve fireplaces, and a stained glass skylight. Homeowner – Janine Stebbins. |
901 Government Street – Government Street United Methodist Church Government Street United Methodist Church is known as the famed "Beehive Church", so named for spawning other Methodist congregations around town. The congregation dates from the 1820s, and by 1890 had moved into a frame Gothic Revival Church at this corner. This earlier building was significantly remodeled and redesigned by George B. Rogers into the present Spanish Colonial marvel in 1906-17. The façade presents a riot of Christian symbolism and the interior is noted for two lovely stained glass domes and the largest two-manual pipe organ in town. |
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400 Government Street – Ketchum House Constructed in 1861 by Major William Ketchum, 400 Government Street is one of the most outstanding examples of ante-bellum architecture remaining in Mobile. This palatial mansion is of bracketed or Italian-villa style of architecture. The iron lace galleries and trim are noted features and extend around three sides of the house. The interior features beautiful plaster mouldings and medallion with camellias and magnolias dominating the decorative motifs. The Ketchum House was purchased in 1906 by Bishop Allen and has since served as the residence of the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Mobile. Homeowner – Rectory of the Archbishop of Mobile. |
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