Downtown Bessemer Historic District

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Downtown Bessemer Historic District is a designated historic area in Bessemer, Alabama, known for its preserved late-19th- and early-20th-century commercial architecture that reflects the city’s industrial boom era.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Register of Historic Places listing
historic district
architecturalStyle early-20th-century commercial architecture
late-19th-century commercial architecture
country United States
hasBuildingType commercial buildings
offices
storefronts
hasBuiltEnvironmentType urban commercial core
hasCity Bessemer
hasCounty Jefferson County NERFINISHED
hasCulturalValue represents commercial growth tied to steel and industrial production
hasHistoricalTheme industrialization in the American South
railroad- and industry-related urban development
hasPreservationStatus protected historic area
hasSignificance commercial center of Bessemer
reflects Bessemer’s industrial boom era
hasState Alabama
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn Alabama
Bessemer, Alabama NERFINISHED
Jefferson County, Alabama NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
notableFor association with industrial development of Bessemer
preserved historic commercial buildings
partOf downtown Bessemer
periodOfSignificance early 20th century
late 19th century
primaryUse commercial

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bessemer, Alabama
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