William Lowndes Yancey Law Office
Building in Montgomery, Alabama. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The William Lowndes Yancey Law Office is located at the corner of Washington and Perry Streets in Montgomery, Alabama. It served as the law offices for one of the South's leading advocates of secession from the United States, William Lowndes Yancey, from 1846 until his death in 1863. He joined with John A. Elmore to form a legal firm after his resignation from Congress on September 1, 1846. Yancey wrote Alabama's Ordinance of Secession after the election of Abraham Lincoln and subsequently served as the Confederacy's Commissioner to England and France.
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The record
| Register name | Yancey, William Lowndes, Law Office |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Adams and Perry Sts., Montgomery, AL |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | Nov 7, 1973 |
| Listed for | Politics and government |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 73000371 |
| Type of place | office building |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
Visiting
| Address | Adams and Perry Sts., Montgomery, AL |
| Coordinates | 32.3762° N, 86.3072° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Montgomery | 68 listed places in Montgomery → · walking tours → |
| Nearest national park unit | Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail · 26 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Gunter Hill 9 miles · Holy Ground Shelters 22 miles · Prairie Creek (Al) 27 miles |
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was William Lowndes Yancey Law Office listed on the National Register?
Nov 7, 1973. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is William Lowndes Yancey Law Office?
Adams and Perry Sts., Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama. The nearest national park unit is Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail, 26 miles away.
Are there campgrounds near William Lowndes Yancey Law Office?
Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Gunter Hill, 9 miles away. Holy Ground Shelters is 22 miles away, and Prairie Creek (Al) is 27 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at William Lowndes Yancey Law Office?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73000371. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.