Wood Avenue Historic District
The Wood Avenue Historic District is a historic district in Florence, Alabama. The residential neighborhood was primarily developed after Reconstruction, although five houses date from before the Civil War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include George H. Carroll Lion Habitat and Cherry Street Historic District.
George H. Carroll Lion Habitat
University building
The George H. Carroll Lion Habitat is a 12,764-square-foot, climate-controlled facility located on the campus the University of North Alabama, US that previously housed the only live lion mascots in the United States, Leo III and Una.
Cherry Street Historic District
Geographical marker
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The Cherry Street Historic District is a historic district in Florence, Alabama. Florence was founded in 1818 and quickly prospered as a cotton shipping port on the Tennessee River, but did not see its greatest growth until the latter part of the 19th century.
Rogers Hall
University building
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Rogers Hall, also known as Courtview, is a three-story antebellum house at 500 Court Street in Florence, Alabama. It was built by enslaved people from 1854 to 1855.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Florence and Mars Hill.
Florence
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Florence is a city in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the state's northwestern corner, and had a population of 40,184 in the 2020 census.
Mars Hill
Hamlet
Mars Hill is a former unincorporated community that is now a neighborhood of the city of Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. The community contains the campus of Mars Hill Bible School. Mars Hill is situated 3 miles north of Wood Avenue Historic District.
Sheffield
Village
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Sheffield is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. The population was 9,403 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 9,307 in 2023. Sheffield is situated 3 miles south of Wood Avenue Historic District.
Wood Avenue Historic District
- Type: Area
- Description: historic district in Alabama, United States
- Category: historic district
- Location: Lauderdale, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Wood Avenue Historic District” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wood Avenue Historic District”
- French: “district historique de Wood Avenue”
- French: “District historique de Wood Avenue”
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