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Federal Building at Selma, AL (completed 1909; listed on the NRHP)

| Selma in Dallas County  

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The Federal Building, originally the U.S. Post Office, was completed in 1909 from plans by James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the Treasury 1897-1912. In front of the building is a free-standing memorial arch which was erected at the time of the original construction to honor Selma’s two U.S. senators, John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907) and Edmund Winston Pettus (1821-1907), who both served Alabama at the same time. The Federal Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1976. It is also a contributing property to Selma’s “Old Town Historic District” that’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This building is located at 910 Alabama Avenue in Selma (GPS coordinates 32.407083, -87.021085).

Sources: 1) NRHP “U. S. Post Office Building (Federal Building)” Registration Form; 2) Selma’s Architecture and History Tour (A Self-Guided Driving Tour); 3) NRHP “Old Town Historic District” Registration Form.

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Welcome to rural southwest Alabama. This website is dedicated to twelve counties located in rural southwest Alabama which includes a large portion of Alabama’s Black Belt area. This region is known for its rich and diverse heritage, historic homes and churches, and natural beauty. This website contains details about historic and interesting places that you will find in this area of Alabama.

PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST OF THE HOMES INCLUDED ARE PRIVATE RESIDENCES AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ARE DRIVE BY ONLY.

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Dedicated to the memory of Stacy Milstead Henson (1978-2008) & Inez “Sis” Watts (1924-2007).

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