Churches and temples in Mobile
This tour visits places of worship, among them churches, cathedrals, synagogues, temples and chapels. Congregations still use many of them and access depends on the hours they keep.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1836 to 1946. 10 stops, 1.8 miles end to end. One stop is a National Historic Landmark.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.
Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Aimwell Baptist Church500 Earle St.Building · built 1946 · listed 2008start
- 2Stone Street Baptist Church311 Tunstall St.Building · listed 19850.3 mi from stop 1
- 3State Street A.M.E. Zion Church502 State St.Building · listed 19780.2 mi from stop 2
- 4St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church108 N. Dearborn St.Building · listed 19760.2 mi from stop 3
- 5Emanuel AME Church656 Saint Michael St.Building · listed 1987243 ft from stop 4
- 6Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church808 Springhill Ave.Building · listed 19910.1 mi from stop 5
- 7Scottish Rites Temple351 St. Francis St.Building · built 1922 · listed 19840.5 mi from stop 6
- 8St. Francis Street Methodist Church15 N. Joachim St.Building · listed 1984527 ft from stop 7
- 9Government Street Presbyterian ChurchNHL300 Government St.Building · built 1836 · listed 19920.2 mi from stop 8
- 10Church Street East Historic District (Boundary Increase)66 and 68 S. Royal St.Historic district · listed 20050.3 mi from stop 9
1.8 straight-line miles over 9 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 10 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Mobile
- Greek Revival architecture in Mobile10 stops · 1.9 milesGreek Revival buildings carry low pitched gables, heavy cornices and columned porticoes modelled on Greek temples. The Mobile examples on this route went up between 1836 and 1852.
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Mobile12 stops · 2.1 milesRenaissance Revival draws on the Italian palazzo, with a rusticated ground floor, round arched windows and a strong horizontal cornice.
- Houses and mansions in Mobile14 stops · 1.6 milesThe route links houses built between 1822 and 1878. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
Local history books for Mobile
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Alabama
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