Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Protestant Children's Home
Erected 1966 by the Historic Mobile Preservation Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.
Location. 30° 41.268′ N, 88° 3.33′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. Marker is on Dauphin Street, 0.1 miles east of Common Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 911 Dauphin Street, Mobile AL 36604, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Bee Hive (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph (Joe) N. Langan (approx. 0.2 miles away); John L. LeFlore (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home of Raphael Semmes (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Convent of Mercy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eugenie Marx (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mobile City Hospital (approx. ¼ mile away); U.S. Marine Hospital (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.
More about this marker. The marker is located inside the fence.
Regarding Protestant Children's Home. In 2015 the building was leased to the Infant Mystics society (a Mardi Gras society founded in 1867) which began using it as a meeting lodge, renaming the place Cotton Hall.
Also see . . . al.com 2015 news article about Cotton Hall. (Submitted on December 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 380 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.