Hoover in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
The Park Avenue Historical District
Photographed by Tim Carr, February 24, 2010
1. The Park Avenue Historical District Marker
The 1885 sale of Gardner Hales land began the housing development. The 33 acre 1924 Independent Presbyterian Church Childrens Fresh Air Farm, 1923 Bluff Park Elementary School were the most significant buildings.
of Landmarks / Heritage 1998
Erected by Hoover Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Parks & Recreational Areas • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
Location. 33° 24.102′ N, 86° 51.366′ W. Marker is in Hoover, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Park Avenue and Rockland Drive, on the right when traveling north on Park Avenue. Marker located across the road from Shades Crest Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 452 Park Avenue, Birmingham AL 35226, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area. It is also 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Overseers House (approx. Ό mile away); Bluff Park Elementary School / Hoover Community Education (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hale - Joseph Home
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Also see . . . Park Avenue Historic District. Courtesy Bluffparkal.org (Submitted on April 18, 2014, by Heather Skaggs of Hoover, Alabama.)
Photographed by Tim Carr, February 24, 2010
2. The Park Avenue Historical District Marker North View
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,164 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of the Independent Presbyterian Church, Childrens Fresh Air Farm and Bluff Park Elementary School if still standing. • Can you help?
