Winter Building
United States historic place
Winter Building | |
 The Winter Building in 2012 | |
32°22′37″N 86°18′31″W / 32.37694°N 86.30861°W / 32.37694; -86.30861 | |
| Area | less than one acre |
|---|---|
| Built | 1843 (1843) |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000175[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 14, 1972 |
The Winter Building is a historic building in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. The 3-story structure was built as a bank branch with a telegraph office upstairs.[2]
History
The building was erected from 1841 to 1843 for John Gindrat, a cotton broker and banker.[3] It was inherited by his daughter, Mary Elizabeth Gindrat, and her husband, Joseph S. Winter, in 1854.[3]
During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, the second floor was home to the Southern Telegraph Company.[3] It was there that LeRoy Pope Walker, the Confederate States Secretary of War, sent a telegram to General P. G. T. Beauregard to advise him to fire on Fort Sumter, and thus start the Battle of Fort Sumter.[3]
It remained in the same family as late as the 1970s, when it was used for offices and a clothing store.[3]
Architectural significance
The building was designed in the Italianate architectural style.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 14, 1972.[4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/life/2014/04/18/winter-building-witnessed-historic-downtown-events/7892075/
- ^ a b c d e f "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Winter Building". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Winter Building". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
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