Luverne in Crenshaw County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

The Bricken Building

Crenshaw County

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 29, 2020

1. The Bricken Building Marker

Inscription. In the late 1800s, Benjamin R. Bricken, Crenshaw County's first attorney-at-law, built the Bricken Building, a landmark in the field of law in this county. Between 1893 and 1933, the Bricken Law Firm occupied the building Then, Ben H. Lightfoot and Horton H. Little practiced law under the name of Little and Lightfoot. After voters elected Ben H. Lightfoot as prosecuting attorney for Crenshaw County in 1936, the law offices of Thompson and Little occupied the building. Since 1980, the law firm of Lightfoot and Nichols has had offices in the building.

Listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage January 14, 1982
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places January 14, 2005

Erected 2019 by Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 14, 1982.

Location. 31° 42.928′ N, 86° 15.763′ W. Marker is in Luverne, Alabama, in Crenshaw County. It is at the intersection of Glenwood Avenue and East 4th

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Street, on the right when traveling north on Glenwood Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 84 E 4th St, Luverne AL 36049, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Crenshaw County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Luverne Historic District (approx. ¼ mile away); Douglass House (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. John Missionary Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away); Crenshaw County Training School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Rutledge Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Rutledge (approx. 3 miles away); Camp Ground Methodist Church (approx. 5½ miles away).

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Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 29, 2020

2. The Bricken Building

Building history
Lightfoot and Nicholas website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 632 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.