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Old Rotation
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National Register of Historic Places

Old Rotation

On the National Register since 198838 years
Listed 1988Auburn
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About Old Rotation

Old Rotation, at Auburn University, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 14, 1988. It was among the first 8 of Auburn’s 11 listings. The Register lists it for its agriculture and education, at the state level. The listing covers 1.1 acres.

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 36 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1896 to today

  1. 1896Built
  2. 1988Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 38 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 20 minutes

Auburn University, Auburn · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Old RotationStart here
  2. 2Cullars RotationBuilt 1911 · 0.4 mi on
  3. 3Sunny SlopeGreek Revival · Built 1857 · 0.3 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BPresident's Mansion, OldClassical Revival0.7 miBU.S. Post OfficeGeorgian Revival · Built 19330.8 miBAuburn Players TheaterVictorian0.8 miDAuburn University Historic DistrictNeo-Romanesque0.8 miBEbenezer Missionary Baptist ChurchBuilding1 mi

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Questions about Old Rotation

Is Old Rotation on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 14, 1988 (Register number 87002390).

Is Old Rotation a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Alabama has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, 17.1 miles away.

Can you visit Old Rotation?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Old Rotation?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 36 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77836604 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.