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Denby House
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National Register of Historic Places

Denby House

On the National Register since 198442 years
Listed 1984Mobile
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About Denby House

Denby House, at 558 Conti St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 5, 1984. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. 18 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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 · 26 MB · National Archives↗
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558 Conti St., Mobile · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Denby HouseStart here
  2. 2Barton AcademyBuilt 1852 · next door
  3. 3Fire Station No. 5Greek Revival · next door
  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 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 miDLower Dauphin Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.3 mi
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DLower Dauphin Street Commercial District (Boundary Increase II)Early Republic0.3 miBCavellero HouseFederal · Built 18350.3 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 miBU.S. Marine HospitalClassical Revival0.4 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 Denby House

Is Denby House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 5, 1984 (Register number 84000668).

Is Denby 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, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Denby 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 Denby House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 26 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 77836957 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.