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Pincus Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Pincus Building

Also known as Zadek Building

On the National Register since 197650 years
Victorian EclecticismListed 1976Mobile
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About Pincus Building

Pincus Building, at 1 S. Royal St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 12, 1976. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. 12 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 25 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1891 to today

  1. 1891Built, designed by Rudolph Benz
  2. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1 S. Royal St., Mobile · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Pincus BuildingStart here
  2. 2Brisk & Jacobson StoreClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3Battle House RoyaleGeorgian Revival · Built 1852 · next door
  4. 4First National BankNeo-Classical Revival · next door
  5. 5Coley BuildingFederal · next door
Around it

33 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DChurch Street East Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Two-Part Commercial Block0.1 miBEmanuel BuildingFederal0.1 mi★Mobile City HallBuilding0.2 miDLower Dauphin Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.2 miBNeville HouseItalianate0.2 miBSt. Francis Street Methodist ChurchHigh Victorian0.2 miBJoseph Jossen HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBUnited States Court House and Custom HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBKirkbride HouseFederal · Built 18220.3 miSFort Conde-CharlotteBuilt 17230.3 mi★Government Street Presbyterian ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18360.3 miBBishop Portier HouseCreole Cottage · Built 18340.3 miBMeaher-Zoghby HouseBuilding0.3 miDLower Dauphin Street Commercial District (Boundary Increase II)Early Republic0.3 miBDahm HouseVictorian0.3 miBCavellero HouseFederal · Built 18350.3 miBScottish Rites TempleEgyptian Revival · Built 19220.3 miDLower Dauphin Street Commercial District (Boundary Increase III)Classical Revival0.3 mi
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BPhillipi HouseBuilding0.3 miDChurch Street East Historic DistrictFederal0.4 miBMartin Horst HouseItalianate0.4 miDLower Dauphin Street Historic DistrictFederal0.4 miBMetzger HouseItalianate0.4 miDLower Dauphin Street Commercial DistrictDistrict0.4 miDDe Tonti Square Historic DistrictFederal0.4 miBDenby HouseBuilding0.5 miBBarton AcademyBuilt 18520.5 miBFire Station No. 5Greek Revival0.5 miBHunter HouseItalianate · Built 18780.5 miBTurner-Todd Motor CompanyEarly 20th Century American Movements0.5 miDAutomobile Alley Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.5 miBInternational Longshoreman's Association HallArt Moderne0.5 miBMobile Seamen's Club BuildingBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Pincus Building

Is Pincus Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 12, 1976 (Register number 76000345).

Is Pincus Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Alabama has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Mobile City Hall, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Pincus Building?

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 Pincus Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 25 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 77836975 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.