East Commerce Street Historic District

The East Commerce Street Historic District is a historic district in Greenville, Alabama. The district contains Greenville's oldest commercial buildings, as well as the Butler County Courthouse. The first courthouse on the site was built in 1822; the current, fourth, courthouse was completed in 1903. The commercial buildings date from the 1880s through 1928 and are primarily vernacular brick structures. A fire in 1927 destroyed many buildings along Commerce Street. A National Guard Armory was built south of the courthouse, on Conecuh Street, by the Works Progress Administration in 1936.[2]

East Commerce Street Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Buildings on Commerce Street in November 2013
Location	Roughly bounded by Cedar, Chestnut, Commerce, and Hickory Sts., Greenville, Alabama
Coordinates	31°49′47″N 86°37′08″W
Area	4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Architectural style	Early Commercial, Romanesque
MPS	Greenville MRA
NRHP reference No.	86001966[1]
Added to NRHP	November 4, 1986

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Qualls, Shirley; Bailey, Michael; Dolan, Tom (January 1986). "East Commerce Street Historic District". Multiple Resources of Greenville. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.