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

Sannoner Historic District

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 13, 2009

1. Sannoner Historic District Marker

Inscription. Named for Ferdinand Sannoner, who surveyed the town of Florence for the Cypress Land Company in 1818, the district contains twenty-five structures on North Court and North Pine Streets. Wealthy planters, lawyers and merchants occupied the six fine antebellum homes: Courtview (1855) Gov. Edward Asbury O'Neal House (1840's), Irvine Place (1843), Conner Place (1854), Wakefield (1820's) and Hickory Place (James Irvine House, 1832.) Other structures date from the late nineteenth century and early twentieth centuries.

Erected by Florence Historical Board Florence Alabama.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.

Location. 34° 48.251′ N, 87° 40.692′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It is on North Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: North Court 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: Sannoner Historic District Medical Arts Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colonel Pickett Place (about 300 feet away); Simpson House~Irvine Place~Coby Hall (about 400 feet away); Edward A. O'Neal Home (about 400 feet away);

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Seminary - O'Neal Historic District (about 400 feet away); Pope's Tavern Museum (about 500 feet away); Pope's Tavern (about 500 feet away); First United Methodist Church (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

Courtview 1855 Gov Edward Asbury O'Neal Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 13, 2009

2. Courtview 1855 Gov Edward Asbury O'Neal Home

Irvine Place 1843 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 13, 2009

3. Irvine Place 1843

Sannoner Historic District image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 13, 2009

4. Sannoner Historic District

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,271 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on June 3, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 8, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.