Magnolia Springs Historic District

The Magnolia Springs Historic District, in Magnolia Springs, Alabama, is a 163 acres (0.66 km²) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[1]

Magnolia Springs Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Magnolia Springs Community Hall, in 2013
Location	Roughly along Oak, Spring, Bay, Jessamine, Magnolia, Pine & Rock Sts., Island, Cedar & Holly Aves. & Magnolia Spgs. Hyw., Magnolia Springs, Alabama
Coordinates	30°23′59″N 87°46′34″W / 30.399642°N 87.7761°W / 30.399642; -87.7761
Area	163 acres (0.66 km2)
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.	11001046[1]
Added to NRHP	January 27, 2012

A previous district of the same name had existed as an entity of Baldwin County, but it was legally dissolved by the incorporation of Magnolia Springs.^[2]

The district runs roughly along Oak, Spring, Bay, Jessamine, Magnolia, Pine & Rock Sts., Island, Cedar & Holly Aves. & Magnolia Springs Highway. It includes 70 contributing buildings, a contributing structure, and a contributing site (the spring), as well as 47 non-contributing resources.^[2]

The district was deemed significant "for its role as a resort community that, in the late 19th and early to mid 20thcenturies, served both transient visitors as well as part-time and permanent residents who were predominantlyaffluent Northerners."^[2]

Included are:

• Brunell House, 12113 Jessamine St., separately-NRHP-listed, a vernacular rental cottage with elements of Classical Revival style, including Tuscan columns.^[3]
• Governor's Club, separately-NRHP-listed
• Moore Brothers General Store (c.1925), 14770 Oak St., separately-NRHP-listed
• Magnolia Springs Community Hall (1896), Oak Street, across from the Moore Store
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Oak Ave, separately-NRHP-listed
• Sunnyside Hotel, 14469 Oak St., separately-NRHP-listed^[2]