Houston County

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1.   Alabama Midland Railway Depot – Midland St.   Ashford
2.   Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger Depot – Junction of Powell St & Headland Ave.   Dothan
3.   Dothan Municipal Light and Water Plant – 126 N College St.   Dothan
4.   Dothan Opera House – 103 N. St. Andrews St.   Dothan
5.   Federal Building and US Courthouse – 100 W. Troy Street   Dothan
6.   Howell School – 408 E. Newton St.  Dothan
7.   Main Street Commercial District - E. Main, Foster, St. Andrews, Crawford, and Troy Sts.   Dothan
8.   Purcell-Killingsworth House – Main Street   Columbia (Traveler's Rest)
9.   Water Works Standpipe - Intersection of East Powell and North Saint Andrews St., .5 mi. north of Main St.   Dothan

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2.   Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger Depot – Junction of Powell St & Headland Ave.   Dothan

The Dothan station, also known as Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger Depot, is a historic train station in Dothan, Alabama. It was built in 1907 as the largest and busiest on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad between Montgomery, Alabama, and Thomasville, Georgia and replaced a former freight depot. The Atlantic Coast Line merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1967 to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. In 1971, Amtrak took over passenger rail service in the United States and Dothan station was served by the Floridian until 1979.

The depot is two stories, with a one-story portion on the western third. The first story's hipped roof wraps around the entire building, and has deep eaves supported by large brackets. All windows are two-over-two sashes with heavy granite sills and lintels. Double-leaf doors with transoms led to the two waiting rooms. The track side has a projecting bay that served as the ticketing window.

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994

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3.   Dothan Municipal Light and Water Plant – 126 N College St.   Dothan

The Wiregrass Museum of Art (formerly the Dothan Municipal Light and Water Plant) is an art museum in Dothan, Alabama. The museum was founded in 1988 and is located in the city's former power and water plant. The building was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1990 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1991

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4.   Dothan Opera House – 103 N. St. Andrews St.   Dothan

The Dothan Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in Dothan, Alabama. It was built in 1914–15 as a municipal auditorium by the growing town. Seating 800, it opened October 8, 1915, with a performance by a local orchestra. The building was designed by Atlanta architectural firm Morris & Morris in a blend of Classical Revival and Italianate styles. The first floor features three central arched entry doors, with a pair of arched windows on either side. The second story is dominated by Ionic pilasters, four in the center section, and three on each side. The pilasters support a limestone architrave beneath a denticulated cornice and parapet roof. On the parapet, in line with each column in the center section is a figurine of an opera singer. A mural painted on the backdrop of the stage depicts the building under construction and some of the more famous acts to have performed in the theater.

A new civic center was built across the street in 1971, and the opera house was refurbished at the same time.[3] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977

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5.   Federal Building and US Courthouse – 100 W. Troy Street   Dothan

The Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Dothan, Alabama, also known as U.S. Post Office and Court House, is a Classical Revival building that was built in 1911 under the supervision of architect Oscar Wenderoth. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

It served historically as a courthouse and as a post office. It continues to serve as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

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6.   Howell School – 408 E. Newton St.  Dothan

Howell School is a historic school building in Dothan, Alabama. The school was built in 1902 to replace the previous grammar school that had burned in 1901. It was named in 1916 for the recently deceased Dr. Robert Graves Howell, who was mayor when the first grammar school was built. A second school was built in 1911, and Howell was replaced by Minnie T. Heard Elementary School in 1942. After being used by the Salvation Army during World War II, the building was converted for use as a textile mill in 1947. A number of companies operated out of the building until 1952, when the Dothan Manufacturing Company took over the property. A one-story addition was constructed on the front of the building in 1965, obscuring the façade. The plant closed in 1997, and was sold to the Southern Alabama Regional Council on the Aging in 2003, before the city re-acquired it in 2008.

The building combines Romanesque Revival and Renaissance Revival styles. The front façade originally had a mansard roofed tower, which was later removed. The outer three bays as well as the center bay project slightly, and are separated by pilasters with Corinthian terra cotta capitals. The entablature contains a plain architrave and frieze separated by a terra cotta band, and a pressed metal cornice with modillions. On the main façade, two dormers project from the hipped roof, while gabled dormers with round vents pierce the roof on the ends. A wing projects from the center of the rear of the building. All second floor window openings, as well as the multi-story windows on the wing, are arched with terra cotta hoodmolds.

The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

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7.   Main Street Commercial District - E. Main, Foster, St. Andrews, Crawford, and Troy Sts.   Dothan

The Main Street Commercial District is a historic district in Dothan, Alabama. The district covers 18 acres (7 ha) and portions of 6 blocks in Dothan's historic commercial district. At the time of the nomination, it contained 68 contributing properties, however many have been demolished in the intervening years.

Dothan was founded on the site of Poplar Head Springs, which was an important crossroads in the Muscogee lands. Logging was the area's first major industry, but did not develop until after the Civil War. Settlers began building saw mills and blacksmith shops, and encouraged commercial development by donating land and bricks to new settlers. The town was incorporated in 1885, and began a period of great expansion with the coming of the Alabama Midland Railway in 1889. The oldest buildings in the district date from the 1900s, including the three-story Wadlington Hotel (built 1900, demolished 2012) and the Neoclassical First National Bank (1907). Several brick warehouses were also constructed along the railroad line. A symbol of the town's rapid growth, a five-story office building was completed in 1914.

Cotton had replaced lumber as the economic engine of the region, but the boll weevil outbreak of the 1910s sent Dothan into a recession. Fewer buildings date from beyond this period, including the Malone Motor Company Building (1923) and the Kress Building (1928). The importance of the downtown core declined after the 1960s, as retail establishments relocated to outlying areas.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The sides of many of these downtown buildings are listed in the Mural thread in the photo section of this site.
More photos from other riders are encouraged.

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9.   Water Works Standpipe - Intersection of East Powell and North Saint Andrews St., .5 mi. north of Main St.   Dothan

The Water Works Standpipe in Dothan, Alabama was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

It is a water tower built in 1897, when such were called standpipes.

It is located on a triangular property now known as "Dixie Park", at the intersection of East Powell and North Saint Andrews St., .5 miles (0.80 km) north of Main St. in the Houston County portion of Dothan.

The well driller was C.A. Ray, the builder of the standpipe was Guild & White, and the engineer was R. T. Ghent