Main Street Commercial Historic District - The Historical Marker …
Feb 12, 2011 · (A historical marker located in Dothan in Houston County, Alabama.) .d This District encompasses the old downtown commercial center of Dothan and is characterized by a high concentration of closely spaced commercial and warehouse structures.
Main Street Commercial District (Dothan, Alabama) - Wikipedia
The Main Street Commercial District is a historic district in Dothan, Alabama. The district covers 18 acres (7 ha) and portions of 6 blocks in Dothan's historic commercial district. At the time of the nomination, it contained 68 contributing properties, however many have been demolished in the intervening years.
History of Early Dothan - Southern-Style
On East Main Street under Liddon Furniture Company, which is across from the Martin Hotel, there is a boiling? Spring which was known as Poplar Head Spring before Dothan came into existence.
MAIN STREET COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT - Dothan, AL
The Main Street Commercial Historic District was the commercial center of Dothan until the arrival of shopping centers and strip malls. The District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Dothan, Alabama - Historic Sites & Points of Interest
Oct 2, 2013 · today at Poplar Head Park on East Main Street near the Dothan Civic Center. A mural, historical markers and fountain pay tribute to the site where Dothan was founded. By the time of the War Between the States (or Civil War), the Poplar Head community was home to nine families. They were terrorized by organized gangs of deserters and draft
Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, Dothan, AL | GSA
Sep 11, 2024 · The district contains 49 buildings within 180 acres on East Main, Foster, St. Andrews, Crawford and Troy streets in downtown Dothan. Facts. GSA Building Number: AL0019ZZ; Landmark Status: Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Main Street Commercial District - Dothan, AL - Waymarking.com
The Main Street Commercial District in Dothan, Alabama, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and is bounded by E. Main, Foster, St. Andrews, Crawford, and Troy Streets.
Main Street Commercial Historic District Marker (Obverse), Dothan, AL
May 24, 2014 · The buildings in the District span the period of Dothan’s early growth from 1885 to 1930. During this time Dothan grew from a small rural town into the trade and transportation nucleus of the Wiregrass, the last area of Alabama to be settled and developed.
Historic Downtown Dothan Walking Tour - Clio
Dec 4, 2020 · This 1.7 mile walk makes a loop around downtown Dothan and includes a variety of historic and notable buildings and other landmarks starting with the Dothan Opera House, Federal Building, G. W. Carver Interpretive Museum, and Dothan Dixie Standpipe.
Main Street Commercial Historic District Marker (Reverse), Dothan, AL
The marker reads: "MAIN STREET COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT Contained within this district are a variety of brick, stone, and concrete block structures which illustrate the function of the downtown area as the business center of Dothan.