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Dave Patton House
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National Register of Historic Places

Dave Patton House

Listed as “Patton, Dave, House”

On the National Register since 198739 years
CraftsmanListed 1987Mobile
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About Dave Patton House

Dave Patton House, at 1252 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 12, 1987. The Register lists it for its black history and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Craftsman, as it does for 23 other Alabama listings.

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

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 40 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 25 minutes

1252 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., Mobile · about 0.9 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Dave Patton HouseStart here
  2. 2Davis Avenue Recreation CenterModern Movement · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church No.1Building · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4The CampgroundQueen Anne · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5Lafayette Heights Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.3 mi on
Around it

23 more Register listings within a mile

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

DOld Dauphin Way Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.6 miBWeems HouseGreek Revival0.6 miBCaldwell SchoolModern Movement · Built 18870.6 miBAimwell Baptist ChurchGothic Revival · Built 19460.6 miBTschiener HouseCarpenter Gothic0.7 miBMobile City HospitalGreek Revival0.7 miBDavis Avenue Branch, Mobile Public LibraryNeo-Classic0.7 miBStone Street Baptist ChurchEclectic0.7 miBU.S. Marine HospitalClassical Revival0.8 miDCommon Street DistrictNeo-Classic0.9 miBSaint Joseph's Roman Catholic ChurchGothic Revival0.9 miBEmanuel AME ChurchGothic Revival0.9 miBSt. Louis Street Missionary Baptist ChurchRenaissance0.9 miBState Street A.M.E. Zion ChurchRomanesque Revival0.9 miBInternational Longshoreman's Association HallArt Moderne0.9 miSStone Street CemeteryBuilt 18480.9 miBProtestant Children's HomeLate Federal1 miBConvent of MercyEnglish Early Baroque Revival · Built 19081 mi
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BHunter HouseItalianate · Built 18781 miBTurner-Todd Motor CompanyEarly 20th Century American Movements1 miDAutomobile Alley Historic District (Boundary Increase)District1 miDDe Tonti Square Historic DistrictFederal1 miBGulf, Mobile, and Ohio Passenger TerminalSpanish Colonial Revival1 mi
More like it

Craftsman style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Craftsman.

Ashland Place Historic District2 mi away
State Bank Silverhill21.4 mi away

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Questions about Dave Patton House

Is Dave Patton House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 12, 1987 (Register number 87000937).

Is Dave Patton House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Alabama has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Government Street Presbyterian Church, 1.3 miles away.

Can you visit Dave Patton House?

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 Dave Patton House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 40 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 77836963 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.