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

Nicola Marschall Residence

Nicola Marschall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

1. Nicola Marschall Marker

Inscription. This building constructed in 1853,
by Judge Henry V. Chamberlain,
a former mayor of Mobile, was
in 1871 and 1872, the residence of
Nicola Marschall,
who, in 1861, designed
the Confederate Flag and uniform.
Building restored by
Shirley and William Appling
1966 – 1969

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 30° 41.444′ N, 88° 2.62′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is on South Joachim Street 0.1 miles south of Dauphin Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 South Joachim Street, Mobile AL 36602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in Mobile Bay.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

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: Saenger Theatre (a few steps from this marker); Wallace Turnage (within shouting distance of this marker); On this Spot Woodrow Wilson Said: (within shouting distance of this marker); Guesnard House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); WALA-TV, Channel 10 (about 400 feet away); Mobile City Limits (about 500 feet away); To Jean Baptiste LeMoyne (about 500 feet away); Portier House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

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Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Nicola Marschall. (Submitted on July 30, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Former Nicola Marschall Residence image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 25, 2015

2. Former Nicola Marschall Residence

Now the Alchemy Tavern.

Nicola Marschall image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - Self Portrait, 1867

3. Nicola Marschall

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 835 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 30, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.