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Georgia Cottage
Photo: Jack E. Boucher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Georgia Cottage

Also known as girlhood home of Augusta Evans Wilson

On the National Register since 197254 years
Greek RevivalListed 1972Mobile
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Georgia Cottage

Georgia Cottage, at 2564 Springhill Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 14, 1972. It was among the first 12 of Mobile’s 122 listings. The Register lists it for its literature, at the national level. It describes its style as Greek Revival, as it does for 225 other Alabama listings. The listing covers 6 acres.

What it isBuilding 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 · 23 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 10 minutes

2564 Springhill Ave., Mobile · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Georgia CottageStart here
  2. 2Blue Bird Hardware and SeedBuilt 1955 · 0.4 mi on
Around it

14 more Register listings within a mile

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

DConvent and Academy of the VisitationFrench Renaissance0.4 miDAshland Place Historic DistrictGeorgian0.5 miBD'Iberville ApartmentsMinimal Traditional0.7 miBHawthorn HouseGreek Revival0.7 miBGeorge Levy HouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival · Built 19270.8 miBArthur VanderSys HouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival · Built 19260.8 miBJ. E. Paterson HouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival · Built 19290.8 miBJacob VanderSys HouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival · Built 19270.8 miBErnest Megginson HouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival · Built 19270.8 miBAmelia Stewart HouseGreek Revival · Built 18350.8 miBWade Askew HouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.9 miBJoseph M. Walker HouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.9 miBBragg-Mitchell HouseGreek Revival0.9 miBGreene-Marston HouseVictorian1 mi
More like it

Greek Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Greek Revival.

Hawthorn House0.7 mi away
Amelia Stewart HouseBuilt 1835 · 0.8 mi away
Bragg-Mitchell House0.9 mi away
Weems House2.2 mi away

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Questions about Georgia Cottage

Is Georgia Cottage on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 14, 1972 (Register number 72000170).

Is Georgia Cottage a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Alabama has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Government Street Presbyterian Church, 3.4 miles away.

Can you visit Georgia Cottage?

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 Georgia Cottage?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 23 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 77837077 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.