Protestant Children’s Home

The Protestant Children's Home, also known as the Protestant Orphans' Asylum, is a historic orphanage building in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1973.

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Type: Heritage site
Description: building in Alabama, United States
Also known as: “Cotton Hall” and “Protestant Orphans‘ Asylum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Baptist Church of Mobile and Church Street Graveyard.

First Baptist Church of Mobile

Church

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First Baptist Church of Mobile is situated 890 feet east of Protestant Children’s Home.

Church Street Graveyard

Cemetery

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Church Street Graveyard is a historic city cemetery located in Mobile, Alabama. The cemetery is situated on 4 acres and is surrounded by a brick wall that dates back to 1830. Church Street Graveyard is situated 1,600 feet east of Protestant Children’s Home.

Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Church

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Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church congregation in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Emanuel AME began when church trustees purchased a vacant lot for their church in 1869, as African Americans in Mobile established their own congregations following the American Civil War. Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Protestant Children’s Home.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mobile and Toulminville.

Mobile

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Mobile is a city in the state of Alabama in the South of the United States of America with almost a half million people in the metro area. Mobile is a historic, diverse port city with a strong southern culture and heritage.

Toulminville

Neighborhood

Toulminville is a neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It began as a small settlement on the property of Harry Theophilus Toulmin, who served as Sheriff of Mobile County in the 1830s. Toulminville is situated 3 miles northwest of Protestant Children’s Home.

Prichard

Town

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Prichard is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 19,322 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 18,816 in 2023. Prichard borders the north side of Mobile, as well as the Mobile suburbs of Chickasaw, Saraland, and the unincorporated sections of Eight Mile. Prichard is situated 4 miles north of Protestant Children’s Home.

Protestant Children’s Home

Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Mobile, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

30.6873° or 30° 41′ 14″ north

Longitude

-88.05554° or 88° 3′ 20″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

862HMWPV+WQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 541976967

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=heritage

GeoNames ID

11523634

Wikidata ID

Q7251598

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Protestant Children’s Home” goes by many names.

French: “Protestant Children’s Home”
German: “Protestant Children’s Home”

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