Glen Iris Park - Birmingham, AL
N 33° 29.466 W 086° 48.690
16S E 517510 N 3705748
Glen Iris Park Historical Marker, Birmingham, AL
Waymark Code: WMDDQ6
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2011
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Glen Iris Park was the first professionally landscaped community in Birmingham and the first where residents adhered to strictly self-imposed rules and covenants. The marker is located at the intersection of Glen Iris Park Road and 16th Avenue South. Glen Iris Park is posted as private property but the marker can be viewed from 16th Avenue. The marker was placed by the Alabama Historical Commission. Glen Iris Park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Marker Name: Glen Iris Park
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Founded in 1898 by Robert Jemison, this 30-acre historic district is a private residential park containing an almost intact collection of some of Birmingham’s finest 20th century houses. It was the first professionally landscaped community in the city and the first where residents adhered to strictly self-imposed rules and covenants.
National Register of Historic Places 8-30-1984
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1985
Marker Number: None
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