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Protestant Children's Home
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National Register of Historic Places

Protestant Children's Home

Also known as Mobile City College

On the National Register since 197353 years
Late FederalListed 1973Mobile
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About Protestant Children's Home

Protestant Children's Home, at 911 Dauphin St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 18, 1973. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. The listing covers 2 acres. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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 · 29 MB · National Archives↗
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911 Dauphin St., Mobile · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Protestant Children's HomeStart here
  2. 2Common Street DistrictNeo-Classic · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Tschiener HouseCarpenter Gothic · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4Old Dauphin Way Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Weems HouseGreek Revival · next door
Around it

18 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BRaphael Semmes HouseFederal0.2 miBConvent of MercyEnglish Early Baroque Revival · Built 19080.2 miBSaint Joseph's Roman Catholic ChurchGothic Revival0.2 miBVickers and Schumacher BuildingsBuilt 18660.3 miBEmanuel AME ChurchGothic Revival0.3 miBU.S. Marine HospitalClassical Revival0.3 miBMobile City HospitalGreek Revival0.3 miDOakleigh Garden Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 miBDenby HouseBuilding0.4 miBBarton AcademyBuilt 18520.4 miBSt. Louis Street Missionary Baptist ChurchRenaissance0.4 miBCaldwell SchoolModern Movement · Built 18870.4 miBOakleighBuilding0.5 miBMartin Horst HouseItalianate0.5 miBFire Station No. 5Greek Revival0.5 miBMetzger HouseItalianate0.5 miBHunter HouseItalianate · Built 18780.5 miBTurner-Todd Motor CompanyEarly 20th Century American Movements0.5 mi

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Questions about Protestant Children's Home

Is Protestant Children's Home on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 18, 1973 (Register number 73000364).

Is Protestant Children's Home a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Alabama has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Government Street Presbyterian Church, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Protestant Children's Home?

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 Protestant Children's Home?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 29 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 77837027 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.