Powder Magazine | |
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Location | Eugene St., Montgomery, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 32°22′53″N 86°19′41″W / 32.38139°N 86.32806°W |
Built | 1861 |
NRHP reference No. | 73000370 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 13, 1973 |
The Powder Magazine is a historic building in Montgomery, Alabama. The gunpowder magazine was built in 1861 west of the city on a bluff overlooking the Alabama River. Gunpowder for the Confederate Army was stored there during the Civil War, and afterward it was used for general storage. [2] A public park was proposed for the site as early as the 1970s, but the area laid empty until the opening of an artificial whitewater park in 2023. [3] [4]
The magazine is a one-story brick building with a pyramidal roof. The walls are 24 inches (61 cm) thick, and the entry door has an iron sill and iron bars. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]
Powder Magazine | |
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Location | Eugene St., Montgomery, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 32°22′53″N 86°19′41″W / 32.38139°N 86.32806°W |
Built | 1861 |
NRHP reference No. | 73000370 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 13, 1973 |
The Powder Magazine is a historic building in Montgomery, Alabama. The gunpowder magazine was built in 1861 west of the city on a bluff overlooking the Alabama River. Gunpowder for the Confederate Army was stored there during the Civil War, and afterward it was used for general storage. [2] A public park was proposed for the site as early as the 1970s, but the area laid empty until the opening of an artificial whitewater park in 2023. [3] [4]
The magazine is a one-story brick building with a pyramidal roof. The walls are 24 inches (61 cm) thick, and the entry door has an iron sill and iron bars. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]