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National Register of Historic Places

Moore Building

On the National Register since 20242 years
Listed 2024Montgomery
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About Moore Building

Moore Building, at 217 S. Court St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 17, 2024. The Register lists it for its social history, politics and ethnic heritage-black, at the state level. It was listed as part of The Civil Rights Movement in Montgomery, Alabama, 1850-1984 MPS. 12 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

217 S. Court St., Montgomery · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Moore BuildingStart here
  2. 2Montgomery Greyhound Bus StationModern Movement · next door
  3. 3United States Post Office and Courthouse-MontgomeryLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · next door
  4. 4Bell BuildingItalian Renaissance · next door
  5. 5Shepherd BuildingBuilding · 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.

★Yancey, William Lowndes, Law OfficeBuilding0.1 miDPerry Street Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.2 miBSmith-Joseph-Stratton HouseItalianate · Built 18550.2 miBDavis, Jefferson, HotelCommercial Style0.2 miDSouth Perry Street Historic DistrictFederal0.2 miBWinter BuildingItalianate · Built 18430.2 miDCourt Square Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miDCourt Square-Dexter Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase)Commercial0.2 miBGrove Court ApartmentsBuilt 19470.3 miBSayre Street SchoolVictorian Romanesque · Built 18910.3 miBPepperman HouseVictorian0.3 miBOld Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion ChurchClassical Revival0.3 miBScott Street FirehouseBuilt 18890.3 miBGerald-Dowdell HouseItalianate0.3 miBBrame HouseClassical Revival · Built 18970.3 miBGov. Thomas G. Jones HouseVictorian0.3 miBDowe Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.3 mi★Dexter Avenue Baptist ChurchEclectic0.4 mi
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BThe Murphy HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBSt. John's Episcopal ChurchNeo-Gothic · Built 18540.4 miBSteiner-Lobman and Teague Hardware BuildingsVictorian0.4 miDLower Commerce Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.4 miDLower Commerce Street Historic DistrictRenaissance0.4 miDCourt Square Urban Renewal Area Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBStay HouseVictorian · Built 18930.5 miBMcBryde-Screws-Tyson HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBWinter PlaceLate Victorian0.5 miDCottage Hill Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 miBFirst White House of the ConfederacyBuilding0.5 mi★Alabama State CapitolBuilding0.5 miDOrdeman-Shaw Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 mi★Montgomery Union Station and TrainshedRomanesque · Built 18980.5 miDLower Commerce Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Moore Building

Is Moore Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 17, 2024 (Register number 100010582).

Is Moore Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Alabama has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is United States Post Office and Courthouse-Montgomery, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Moore 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.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.