Anniston in Calhoun County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
416 W. 15th Street
c. 1925
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 26, 2023
1. 416 W. 15th Street Marker
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 1925.
Location. 33° 39.816′ N, 85° 50.129′ 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 east on West 15th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 416 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. West 15th Street Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); 509 W. 15th Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 1208 Walnut Avenue (approx. ¼ mile away); 1311 Gurnee Avenue (approx. 0.3 miles away); Seventeenth Street Missionary Baptist Church, Organized 1887 (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1302 Noble Street (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1230 Noble Street (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1301 Noble Street (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anniston.
Regarding 416 W. 15th Street. Excerpt from the National Register nomination for the West Fifteenth Street
this page online
416-420 W. 15th Street, 1927. One story commercial style brick row building with a flat roof, three units, each with a central door and store front windows with transoms above. The facade of the middle unit has a slightly raised squared parapet. The building replaced a frame commercial structure which previously stood on the same site. A barber shop and cab company presently occupy the building.
Also see . . .
1. West Fifteenth Street Historic District. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the district, which includes this building. (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 homes, a fire department, a dry cleaners, and for entertainment, the Gem Theater, the Blue Light Savoy and
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 26, 2023
2. 416 W. 15th Street Marker
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 104 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
