South Roebuck in Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Roebuck Springs Historic District
Photographed by Tim Carr, March 6, 2008
1. Roebuck Springs Historic District Marker
Inscription.
Roebuck Springs Historic District. . Roebuck Springs was the first large residential suburb in Birmingham where planning and development were tied to the automobile, and the first community in the city associated with a golf course development. The 1910 land plan was designed to complement the steep, rolling topography, reminiscent of narrow country lanes in rural England. The use of local native stones unified the diverse architectural styles - Craftsman, Tudor Revival, and Colonial Revival - and contributed to the natural, distinctive feel of the community. Roebuck Springs is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Roebuck Springs was the first large residential suburb in Birmingham where planning and development were tied to the automobile, and the first community in the city associated with a golf course development. The 1910 land plan was designed to complement the steep, rolling topography, reminiscent of narrow country lanes in rural England. The use of local native stones unified the diverse architectural styles - Craftsman, Tudor Revival, and Colonial Revival - and contributed to the natural, distinctive feel of the community. Roebuck Springs is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected 2000 by Alabama Historical Association / Roebuck Springs Historical Preservation Society and the City of Birmingham.
Location. 33° 34.878′ N, 86° 42.39′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is in South Roebuck. It is on Cumberland Drive east of 4th Avenue South, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Birmingham AL 35206, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,258 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
