Avondale Park Historic District
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Avondale Park Historic District | |
 Pond at Avondale Park | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by 47th st., 7th Ave., 8th Court, 34th St., and AL 4, Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 33°31′20″N 86°46′16″W / 33.52214°N 86.77122°W |
| Area | 200 acres (81 ha) |
| Built | 1886 |
| Architect | Burnhum & Greer |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000106[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 20, 1998 |
The Avondale Park Historic District in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, is a 200-acre (81 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] It is in the Avondale section of the city. It includes work dating to 1886 and work by Burnhum & Greer. It includes Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Tudor Revival architecture. The listing included 425 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures.[2]
At least four of the contributing buildings are houses of worship including Avondale United Methodist Church,[3] the Birmingham Baha'i Center, the Birmingham Friends Meeting,[4] and Redeemer Community Church.[5] The Baha'i center and the Friends meetinghouse were originally houses. Redeemer's domed building was built for South Avondale Baptist Church.[6]
