Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Jordan Home
2834 Highland Avenue
Photographed By Tim Carr, June 3, 2008
1. Jordan Home Marker
Inscription.
Jordan Home. 2834 Highland Avenue. Dr. Mortimer Harvie Jordan and his wife, Florence E. Mudd, constructed their home between 1906 and 1908. After service in the Confederate army, Jordan studied medicine in Cincinnati and New York (under Alabama's famous gynecologist, Dr. J. Marion Sims). As a doctor in Jefferson County, he is especially remembered for his tireless work in the 1873 cholera epidemic. He served on the State Board of Health (1879-83), as president of the State Medical Association (1884), and as chair of materia medica and therapeutics and clinical medicine in the Medical College of Alabama at Mobile (1886 for two terms). Jordan authored numerous publications on surgery, epidemiology, and gynecology and read many papers on these subjects before medical associations. Florence Mudd Jordan was the daughter of Judge William S. Mudd, builder of Arlington plantation. , The Jordan home was sold in 1928 and was restored to its original condition in 1969. A fine example of neo-classic architecture, the house features a wide portico with four Ionic columns and elaborate dentil work on the pediment.
Dr. Mortimer Harvie Jordan and his wife, Florence E. Mudd, constructed their home between 1906 and 1908. After service in the Confederate army, Jordan studied medicine in Cincinnati and New York (under Alabama's famous gynecologist, Dr. J. Marion Sims). As a doctor in Jefferson County, he is especially remembered for his tireless work in the 1873 cholera epidemic. He served on the State Board of Health (1879-83), as president of the State Medical Association (1884), and as chair of materia medica and therapeutics and clinical medicine in the Medical College of Alabama at Mobile (1886 for two terms). Jordan authored numerous publications on surgery, epidemiology, and gynecology and read many papers on these subjects before medical associations. Florence Mudd Jordan was the daughter of Judge William S. Mudd, builder of Arlington plantation.
The Jordan home was sold in 1928 and was restored to its original condition in 1969. A fine example of neo-classic architecture, the house features a wide portico with four Ionic columns and elaborate dentil work on the pediment.
. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
Location. 33° 30.372′ N, 86° 46.974′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. Marker is on Highland Avenue South, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2834 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham AL 35205, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,917 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 22, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
