2018 Christmas Tour - Historic Decatur Association

Christmas Tour of Historic Homes

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2018 Christmas Tour - Historic Decatur Association

Decatur, Alabama 35601, United States

Created By: Historic Decatur Association

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December 8th, 2018. Welcome to the 2018 Historic Decatur Christmas Tour in the Albany and Old Decatur historic districts. Please note that the homes are in no particular order, feel free to wander the neighborhoods and choose your own path. Tickets are available at the First United Methodist Church on Canal Street, NE.


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The tower bell was donated to the church by a former Union officer who moved to Decatur.  That bell still calls people to worship, alerts the community to disaster and celebrates major events.   Thirty years later the congregation moved t... Read more
Through more than 178 years of often turbulent history, the Old State Bank has survived as a proud monument to Decatur’s past and the development of banking in Alabama. Built in 1833 to house the Tennessee Valley branch of the state bank... Read more
This historic shopping district features array of specialty shops and antiques. Stop by and enjoy original art, toys, home accessories, clothing, jewelry and fine dining.
First Missionary Baptist Church was established in 1866. The current building was built in 1921 in Decatur’s oldest community, Old Town. The church was designed by prominent African American architect, W.A. Rayeld, incorporating his s... Read more
Decatur welcomes you to savor history as you visit its iconic railroad depot in historic downtown. It was built in 1905 during the era when the most famous architect in the South, Frank Pierce Milburn, was the sole architect for the Souther... Read more
An Old Decatur landmark, the Gibson-Henson House was built in 1901 by cotton broker Johnnie Knight. The home is an example of the finest craftmanship and materials available at the turn of the 20th century. In 1908, Mr. Knight sold the home... Read more
The Aycock-Allison Home was built circa 1905 by Morgan County Grocery Company owners, William and Mamie Aycock. The property changed hands several times over the years until acquired by U.S. Postal Service Superintendent, Rufus M. Campbell,... Read more
The Pointer-Lang House was built in 1904 by F.H. Pointer for his family. Mr. Pointer was a local merchant who operated his ice cream parlor on Bank Street and later served as the Director of the Tennessee Valley Savings Bank & Trust Com... Read more
Circa 1911, the W. A. Petty-Hallinan house was built the clerk for the City of Decatur’s Justice of the Peace Clerk, Mr. W.A. Petty. Mr. Petty purchased several lots along what later became Cain Street, but sold all of them off except the... Read more
A small group of Episcopalians, who had previously worshiped together in homes, organized St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in 1867. For the next twenty years, both the church and the town prospered. Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church und... Read more
In 1943, Julia Chenault organized the first Girl Scout Council in Decatur, Alabama.  In 1944 the Wheeler Area Girl Scout Council approached the city of Decatur asking that they be permitted to convert the open-air band shell structure loca... Read more
Historic Albany’s Brueggeman home boasts an interesting history. Originally located near the Wolverine Tube, the house was moved on log rollers pulled by mules down Sherman Street to its present location at 614 Sherman St. Built between 1... Read more
Built in the late 1800’s, the Osterlund -Wells home is a two-story, framed, Edwardian Style with an asphalt gabled roof and an L shaped porch with bracketed eves. Originally located in the Wolverine Tube area as a residence for its employ... Read more
In 1888, a group of sixteen men and women met with Reverend John Davies to organize Westminster Presbyterian Church. Reverend Davies was originally sent to New Decatur by the Presbyterian Home Missions Board to organize Westminster chu... Read more
The Bawsel-Lovelace House was built in 1952.  Maxie Bawsel designed and built this house with her bridge club in mind. Ahead of its time in many ways – with an open concept floor plan, sunken living room, tons of built-in storage, inte... Read more
In 1906 a small group of men and women in Decatur began holding Christian Science services in their homes. In 1936 Charles H. McCauley of Birmingham was contracted to design a church building. Ground was broken on the brick Art Deco style c... Read more
Enjoy shopping and dining while strolling down one of the two historic commercial areas in Decatur.

 

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