Campground Historic District

"The Campground" redirects here. For a place used for overnight stay in the outdoors, see Campground.

Campground Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
A pair of shotgun houses on North Ann Street, both built in 1925
Location:	Mobile, Alabama
Coordinates:	30°41′48.33″N 88°3′59.51″W / 30.6967583°N 88.0665306°W / 30.6967583; -88.0665306Coordinates: 30°41′48.33″N 88°3′59.51″W / 30.6967583°N 88.0665306°W / 30.6967583; -88.0665306
Architectural style:	Queen Anne, Classical Revival
Governing body:	Multiple
NRHP Reference#:	05000648[1]
Added to NRHP:	7 July 2005[2][1]

The Campground Historic District is a historic district in the city of Mobile, Alabama, United States. Named for the Old Camp Ground, a military encampment that occupied the property during the American Civil War, this historically African American neighborhood was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 7, 2005.^[2] It is roughly bounded by Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Rylands Street, St. Stephens Road, and Ann Street^[1] The district covers 370 acres (1.5 km²) and contains 166 contributing buildings. The houses range from shotgun houses to bungalows and date from the late 19th century to the middle 20th century.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Alabama: Mobile County". "Nationalhistoricalregister.com". http://www.nationalhistoricalregister.com/al/mobile/districts.html. Retrieved 2008-01-28. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. no date specified. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.