Sannoner Historic District - Florence, AL - Alabama Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Sannoner Historic District

Named for Ferdinand Sannoner, who surveyed the town of Florence for the Cypress Land Company in 1818, the district contains twenty-five structures on North Court and North Pine Streets. Wealth planters, lawyers and merchants occupied the six fine antebellum homes: Courtview (1855) Gov. Edward Asbury O'Neal (1840's), Irvine Place (1843), Conner Place (1854), Wakefield (1820's) and Hickory Place (James Irvine's House 1832.) Other structures date from the late nineteenth century and early twentieth centuries.

Erected by Florence Historical Board Florence Alabama.

Marker Name: Sannoner Historic District Marker Type: Urban Addtional Information:: Newspaper article: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19751128&id=2iAsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BZ4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=920,6401870 National Historic Register: Sannoner Historic District (added 1976 - #76000336) Also known as See Also: Courtview Includes both sides of N. Pine and N. Court from Tuscaloosa Ave. to University of Alabama, Florence Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1825-1849 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Date Dedicated / Placed: Not listed Marker Number: Not listed

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