Water Avenue Historic District | |
Location | Water Ave. bounded by Lauderdale, MLK Blvd., Beech Creek, Alabama R, Selma, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 32°24′26″N 87°1′1″W / 32.40722°N 87.01694°W |
Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 72000160[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 26, 1972 |
Boundary increases | July 7, 2005 June 25, 2021 |
The Water Avenue Historic District is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) historic district in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. It is centered on Water Avenue in downtown. The boundaries were increased on July 7, 2005. The district is primarily commercial, with examples of the Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, and Renaissance Revival styles. It contains 52 properties, with 47 contributing and 5 noncontributing to the district.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 26, 1972, with boundary increases in 2005 and 2021.[1]