Renaissance Revival architecture in Mobile
Renaissance Revival draws on the Italian palazzo, with a rusticated ground floor, round arched windows and a strong horizontal cornice. American architects used it for banks, clubs and libraries between 1880 and 1930.
12 stops, 2.1 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 Oct 16, 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
- 1Common Street District959--1002 Dauphin St. and 7--19 Common St.Historic district · listed 1982start
- 2Oakleigh Garden Historic DistrictRoughly bounded by Government, Marine, Texas, and Ann Sts.Historic district · listed 19720.3 mi from stop 1
- 3Oakleigh Garden Historic District (Boundary Decrease & Additional Documentation)Government, Broad, Texas & S. Ann Sts.Historic districtsame block from stop 2
- 4Oakleigh Garden Historic District (Boundary Increase)Roughly bounded by Selma St., Broad St., Texas St. and Rapier Ave.Historic district · listed 1991same block from stop 3
- 5Church Street East Historic DistrictRoughly bounded by Conti, Water and Claiborne, Eslava, and Warren and Bayou Sts.Historic district · listed 19710.6 mi from stop 4
- 6Lower Dauphin Street Historic District171--614 Dauphin St.Historic district · listed 19790.2 mi from stop 5
- 7Hunter House504 St. Francis St.Building · built 1878 · listed 1985511 ft from stop 6
- 8Metzger House7 N. Hamilton St.Building · listed 1984456 ft from stop 7
- 9Martin Horst House407 Conti St.Building · listed 1971449 ft from stop 8
- 10Neville House255 St. Francis St.Building · listed 19840.2 mi from stop 9
- 11Brisk & Jacobson Store51 Dauphin St.Building · listed 19730.3 mi from stop 10
- 12Mobile City HallNHL111 S. Royal St.Building · listed 19690.2 mi from stop 11
2.1 straight-line miles over 11 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 12 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.
- 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.
- Churches and temples in Mobile10 stops · 1.8 milesThe route links churches built between 1836 and 1946. Congregations still use many of them and access depends on the hours they keep.
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Alabama
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