Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Cherry Street Historic District

(early 20th Century)

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 2, 2009

1. Cherry Street Historic District Marker

Inscription. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, this district contains 52 structures, most of which were built after 1900. Cherry Street was laid out in 1818 near the east boundary of Florence. Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Sigismund Stribling portrayed Cherry Street in his novel, The Store. Angel's Corner, at Cherry and Tuscaloosa Streets was named for the James H. Angel Grocery Store which was established about 1905. This was a popular streetcar stop during the era of the streetcars.

Erected by Florence Historical Board Florence Alabama.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1997.

Location. 34° 48.554′ N, 87° 40.39′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It is on North Cherry Street near Hermitage Drive. Marker is located across the road from Florence Middle School (formerly known as Coffee High School). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 648 North Cherry Street, Florence AL 35630, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Shoals.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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: Coffee High School (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Coffee High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Major General George Washington Goethals' Home

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(approx. ¼ mile away); North Wood Avenue Historic District—Expansion (approx. ¼ mile away); Temple B’nai Israel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jackson's Military Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wesleyan Hall 1855 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wesleyan Bell (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

Also see . . .
1. Thomas Sigismund Stribling. Thomas Sigismund Stribling (March 4, 1881 – July 8, 1965) was an American writer and lawyer. He won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1933 for his novel The Store. (Submitted on March 9, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

2. The Store. The Store is a 1932 novel by Thomas Sigismund Stribling. (Submitted on March 9, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

Florence Middle School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 2, 2009

2. Florence Middle School

Cherry Street Historic District Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 7, 2010

3. Cherry Street Historic District Home

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 7, 2010

4. Cherry Street Historic District Home

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 7, 2010

5. Cherry Street Historic District Home

Location of Angel Grocery Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 7, 2010

6. Location of Angel Grocery Store

"The Store" Angel's Corner, at Cherry and Tuscaloosa Streets was named for the James H. Angel Grocery Store which was established about 1905. Now a Medical Office.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, March 13, 2012

7. Cherry Street Historic District Marker

Several books of the "STORE" Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Sigismund Stribling- Books are located at the home of Stribling in Clifton Tennessee.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,879 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 7, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 7. submitted on May 26, 2014, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.