Anniston in Calhoun County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

509 W. 15th Street

c. 1900

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 12, 2019

1. 509 W. 15th Street Marker

Inscription. has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 33° 39.826′ N, 85° 50.166′ W. Marker is in Anniston, Alabama, in Calhoun County. Marker is at the intersection of West 15th Street and Glenaddie Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West 15th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 509 W 15th St, Anniston AL 36201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 416 W. 15th Street (within shouting distance of this marker); West 15th Street Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Seventeenth Street Missionary Baptist Church, Organized 1887 (approx. ¼ mile away); 1208 Walnut Avenue (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1311 Gurnee Avenue (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1302 Noble Street (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Human Relations Council (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1230 Noble Street (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anniston.

Regarding 509 W. 15th Street. Excerpt from the National Register nomination for the West Fifteenth

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Street Historic District, which includes this building:

509 W. 15th Street, Anne's Flowers, 1898. One story commercial style brick row building with flat roof, one of the two early buildings with the most decorative elements, including stepped brick corbeling. The facade's three bays are arched, each with a concrete keystone. The central bay houses the entrance, a nine-light door with side lights, flanked with store-front windows in the side bays. The entire exterior has been painted blue and interior ceiling lowered. Originally a grocery store.

Also see . . .
1. West Fifteenth Street Historic District. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the district, which was the commercial and social center for the local African-American community during segregation. (National Park Service) (Submitted on March 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. West 15th Street Historic District. This “city within a city” catered to the African American community exclusively. In its day, there were four churches, six practicing doctors, five barber shops and four beauty shops, three shoe shops, two grocery stores, three service stations, two tailors, a music studio and a photography studio, a real-estate agent, three barbecue restaurants, two hotels, four funeral

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 26, 2023

2. 509 W. 15th Street Marker

homes, a fire department, a dry cleaners, and for entertainment, the Gem Theater, the Blue Light Savoy and the Sugar Bowl. (City of Anniston) (Submitted on March 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.