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

The Mitchell Home

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

1. The Mitchell Home Marker

Inscription. Built for Judge John Bragg in 1855; Thomas James, supervising architect. After 1880 owned by Pratt, Upham and Frank Davis families. Acquired 1925 by A.S. Mitchells who restored house and lived here forty years.

Erected 1966 by the Historic Mobile Preservation Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 30° 41.511′ N, 88° 5.182′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. Marker is on Springhill Avenue, 0.3 miles west of Mobile Infirmary Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1906 Springhill Avenue, Mobile AL 36607, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Springhill Avenue Temple Congregation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Trinity Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Shepard House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Memorial Park (approx. one mile away); Vernon Z. Crawford Law Firm (approx. 1.2 miles away); Grace Lutheran Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd / Founding Members (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dunbar/Central High School (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

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The Bragg-Mitchell Mansion website. (Submitted on December 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Marker with Mansion in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

2. Marker with Mansion in background.

View of mansion from entrance driveway. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

3. View of mansion from entrance driveway.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 369 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.