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Monterey Place
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National Register of Historic Places

Monterey Place

Also known as Misses Shepard School

On the National Register since 198442 years
High Victorian Queen AnneListed 1984Mobile
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Monterey Place

Monterey Place, at 1552 Monterey Pl., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 5, 1984. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the local level. Two 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 · 27 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 20 minutes

1552 Monterey Pl., Mobile · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Monterey PlaceStart here
  2. 2South Lafayette Street Creole CottagesCreole Cottage · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Gates-Daves HouseCreole · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4Midtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival · 0.3 mi on
Around it

27 more Register listings within a mile

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

DLeinkauf Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBPaterson HouseMediterranean Revival0.5 miBGeorge Fearn HouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival · Built 19040.6 miBAzalea Court ApartmentsMission Revival · Built 19280.7 miBMurphy High SchoolSpanish Revival Style · Built 19260.7 miBCarlen HouseGulf Coast Cottage · Built 18430.7 miBTrinity Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18450.7 miBTschiener HouseCarpenter Gothic0.8 miDOld Dauphin Way Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.8 miBWeems HouseGreek Revival0.8 miDLafayette Heights Historic DistrictDistrict0.8 miBOakleighBuilding0.9 miDOakleigh Garden Historic DistrictVictorian0.9 miBGreene-Marston HouseVictorian0.9 miBWade Askew HouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.9 miBJoseph M. Walker HouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.9 miBAmelia Stewart HouseGreek Revival · Built 18350.9 miBBragg-Mitchell HouseGreek Revival0.9 mi
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SMagnolia Cemetery including Mobile National CemeterySite1 miDOakleigh Garden Historic District (Boundary Decrease & Additional Documentation)District1 miDCommon Street DistrictNeo-Classic1 miBGeorge Levy HouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival · Built 19271 miBArthur VanderSys HouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival · Built 19261 miBJ. E. Paterson HouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival · Built 19291 miBJacob VanderSys HouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival · Built 19271 miBErnest Megginson HouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival · Built 19271 miDThe CampgroundQueen Anne1 mi

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Questions about Monterey Place

Is Monterey Place on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 5, 1984 (Register number 84000680).

Is Monterey Place a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Alabama has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Government Street Presbyterian Church, 1.8 miles away.

Can you visit Monterey Place?

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 Monterey Place?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 27 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 77836995 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.