Capitol Heights in Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Capitol Heights
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 25, 2023
1. Capitol Heights Marker
In 1904, Colonel J. S. Pinckard and Mr. Henry L. Davis purchased the Vickers plantation, a 200-acre cotton producing area located east of the Montgomery city limits.
The new owners petitioned the City of Montgomery to purchase a strip of land between their tract of land and the existing city limits. Soon, streetcar routes were extended out Madison Avenue to Electric Park. With advanced transportation methods, living in the Capitol Heights suburb became more feasible.
Homes were built in the vogue residential styles of the early 20th century. The works of many well-known architects still exist today in the area.
With an elevation of 130 feet above Court Square, Capitol Heights could brag of a continuous breeze without mosquitoes.
Capitol Heights was incorporated in 1908 and elected Mr. F. S. Lassiter as its first mayor in 1909. By 1916, the suburb had a population of 12,000 and extended 1-1/2 square miles. The area north of Madison Avenue, known as Lee Place, began to develop in the 1920's. A pair of lions still visible on Madison Avenue designated Lee Place and Capitol Heights.
In 1925, the suburb was annexed into the City of Montgomery.
Today, the Capitol Heights community continues to develop and prosper while maintaining its original character as a working class neighborhood
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
Location. 32° 22.835′ N, 86° 16.915′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is in Capitol Heights. It is at the intersection of Madison Avenue (Alabama Route 108) and North California Street, on the right when traveling west on Madison Avenue. Marker is in Louis Armstrong Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1849 Madison Ave, Montgomery AL 36107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region. It is also 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Capitol Heights Elementary School (approx. 0.2 miles away); King Hill Historic District (approx. half a mile away); Claudette Colvin Home (approx. half a mile away); Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Royal Air Force Burial Ground (approx. 0.6 miles away); Burial Site of Royal Air Force Trainee Pilots (approx. 0.6 miles away); Militaires Francais Decedes Aux Etats-Unis Au Cours de la Guerre 1939-1945 (approx. 0.6 miles away); William C. Oates (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.
Also see . . . Capitol Heights Historic District. Wikipedia entry:
links to National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form (Submitted on June 11, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 25, 2023
2. Capitol Heights Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,296 times since then and 132 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
