Powder Magazine (Montgomery, Alabama)
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LocationEugene St., Montgomery, Alabama
Built1861
Powder Magazine | |
 The magazine in June 2009 | |
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| Location | Eugene St., Montgomery, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32°22′53″N 86°19′41″W / 32.38139°N 86.32806°W |
| Built | 1861 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000370[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1973 |
The Powder Magazine is a historic building in Montgomery, Alabama. The gunpowder magazine was built in 1861 west of the city on a bluff overlooking the Alabama River. Gunpowder for the Confederate Army was stored there during the Civil War, and afterward it was used for general storage.[2] A public park was proposed for the site as early as the 1970s, but the area lay empty until the opening of an artificial whitewater park in 2023.[3][4]
The magazine is a one-story brick building with a pyramidal roof. The walls are 24 inches (61 cm) thick, and the entry door has an iron sill and iron bars.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
