Highland Park in Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Jordan Home

2834 Highland Avenue

Photographed by Tim Carr, June 3, 2008

1. Jordan Home Marker

Inscription. Dr. Mortimer Harvie Jordan and his wife, Florence E. Mudd, constructed their home between 1906 and 1908. After service in the Confederate army, Jordan studied medicine in Cincinnati and New York (under Alabama's famous gynecologist, Dr. J. Marion Sims). As a doctor in Jefferson County, he is especially remembered for his tireless work in the 1873 cholera epidemic. He served on the State Board of Health (1879-83), as president of the State Medical Association (1884), and as chair of materia medica and therapeutics and clinical medicine in the Medical College of Alabama at Mobile (1886 for two terms). Jordan authored numerous publications on surgery, epidemiology, and gynecology and read many papers on these subjects before medical associations. Florence Mudd Jordan was the daughter of Judge William S. Mudd, builder of Arlington plantation.

The Jordan home was sold in 1928 and was restored to its original condition in 1969. A fine example of neo-classic architecture, the house features a wide portico with four Ionic columns and elaborate dentil work on the pediment.

Erected 1997 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil

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. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 33° 30.372′ N, 86° 46.974′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is in Highland Park. It is on Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2834 Highland Ave, Birmingham AL 35205, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Donnelly House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Altamont Apartments (within shouting distance of this marker); Thompson House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Coe House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A.B. Loveman House (about 600 feet away); Independent Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); The Little Theater Clark Memorial Theatre Virginia Samford Theatre (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Vincent’s Hospital (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

Photographed by Tim Carr, June 3, 2008

2. Jordan Home & Marker

Photographed by Tim Carr, June 3, 2008

3. Jordan Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,901 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 22, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.