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Barton Academy
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National Register of Historic Places

Barton Academy

On the National Register since 197056 years
Listed 1970Mobile
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About Barton Academy

Barton Academy, at 504 Government St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 16, 1970. It was among the first 3 of Mobile’s 122 listings. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the state level. The listing covers 1.8 acres. 19 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Alabama, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Through the years

1852 to today

  1. 1852Built, designed by James Gallier
  2. 1970Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 56 years
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

504 Government St., Mobile · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Barton AcademyStart here
  2. 2Denby HouseBuilding · next door
  3. 3Fire Station No. 5Greek Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Metzger HouseItalianate · next door
  5. 5Lower Dauphin Street Commercial DistrictDistrict · next door
Around it

40 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BVickers and Schumacher BuildingsBuilt 18660.1 miBMartin Horst HouseItalianate0.1 miBHunter HouseItalianate · Built 18780.1 miBRaphael Semmes HouseFederal0.2 miDChurch Street East Historic DistrictFederal0.2 miBConvent of MercyEnglish Early Baroque Revival · Built 19080.2 miDLower Dauphin Street Historic DistrictFederal0.2 miBEmanuel AME ChurchGothic Revival0.2 miBMeaher-Zoghby HouseBuilding0.2 miDLower Dauphin Street Commercial District (Boundary Increase II)Early Republic0.2 miBDahm HouseVictorian0.2 miBSt. Louis Street Missionary Baptist ChurchRenaissance0.2 miBScottish Rites TempleEgyptian Revival · Built 19220.2 miBTurner-Todd Motor CompanyEarly 20th Century American Movements0.2 miDAutomobile Alley Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.2 mi★Government Street Presbyterian ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18360.3 miBBishop Portier HouseCreole Cottage · Built 18340.3 miBSaint Joseph's Roman Catholic ChurchGothic Revival0.3 mi
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DLower Dauphin Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.3 miBCavellero HouseFederal · Built 18350.3 miBU.S. Marine HospitalClassical Revival0.3 miBNeville HouseItalianate0.3 miBSt. Francis Street Methodist ChurchHigh Victorian0.3 miDLower Dauphin Street Commercial District (Boundary Increase III)Classical Revival0.3 miBPhillipi HouseBuilding0.3 miBState Street A.M.E. Zion ChurchRomanesque Revival0.3 miBProtestant Children's HomeLate Federal0.4 miBJoseph Jossen HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBInternational Longshoreman's Association HallArt Moderne0.4 miBSaint Vincent de PaulGothic Revival · Built 18740.5 miDChurch Street East Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.5 miDCommon Street DistrictNeo-Classic0.5 miSFort Conde-CharlotteBuilt 17230.5 miDChurch Street East Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Two-Part Commercial Block0.5 miBPincus BuildingVictorian Eclecticism · Built 18910.5 miBMobile City HospitalGreek Revival0.5 miBUnited States Court House and Custom HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBDavis Avenue Branch, Mobile Public LibraryNeo-Classic0.5 miDDe Tonti Square Historic DistrictFederal0.5 miBStone Street Baptist ChurchEclectic0.5 mi

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Questions about Barton Academy

Is Barton Academy on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 16, 1970 (Register number 70000107).

Is Barton Academy a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Alabama has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Government Street Presbyterian Church, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Barton Academy?

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.

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