Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Five Points Historic District

Established October 28, 1999

Photographed by Jim Scarborough, December 31, 2010

1. Five Points Historic District Marker

Inscription.
Part of the 1892 East Huntsville Addition created by local businessmen to revitalize Huntsville and attract industry in the post-Reconstruction period. Many streets recall those individuals - Pratt, Wellman, Ward, and Wells. Huntsville's first subdivision, made feasible by the construction of a streetcar line, allowed working people to live farther than walking distance from jobs and shopping. Although the historic district does not encompass all of the area known as Five Points, it illustrates over 100 years of vernacular domestic architecture. The district retains its 19th-century grid of broad parallel streets, narrow lots, and rear service alleys. Annexed into the city in 1925.

Erected 2006 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 34° 44.318′ N, 86° 34.515′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Pratt Avenue NE and Russell St NE, on the right when traveling east on Pratt Avenue NE. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 802 Pratt Ave NE, Huntsville AL 35801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

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 original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Maple Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Twickenham Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Confederate Soldier Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Green Academy (approx. 0.3 miles away); Goldsmith-Schiffman Field (approx. 0.3 miles away); Huntsville Meridian (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thomas Bibb (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Thomas Bibb (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.

Also see . . . Five Points Historic District. District website homepage (Submitted on July 15, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Photographed by Jim Scarborough, December 31, 2010

2. Five Points Historic District Marker

This is the view looking northeast with the marker to the right. Propst Drugs is center, as is the intersection of Russell Street and Pratt Avenue. The intersection of Holmes, Pratt, and Andrew Jackson that gives Five Points its name is just off to the left of this frame.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2011, by Jim Scarborough of Apex, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,360 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 13, 2011, by Jim Scarborough of Apex, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.