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Auburn University Historic District

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Auburn University Historic District
Samford Hall
Auburn University Historic District is located in Alabama
Auburn University Historic District
Auburn University Historic District is located in the United States
Auburn University Historic District
LocationAuburn University campus, Auburn, Alabama
Area14.5 acres (5.9 ha)
Architectural styleNeo-Romanesque
NRHP reference No.76000338[1]
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1976

The Auburn University Historic District comprises the historic core of Auburn University in Alabama. The 14.5-acre (5.9 ha) district includes buildings built between 1846 and 1951, with a consistent red brick material palette.

Buildings in the district include Samford Hall (1888), The Lathe (1860s), Langdon Hall (1846), the Music Building (1887-1888), Broun Engineering Hall (1906-1910), Mary E. Martin Hall (1908), the Music Annex or Power Plant (1905), the early 20th-century Langdon Shops, and Biggin Hall (1951).[2]

The Auburn University Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1976.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Floyd, W. Warner (February 9, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Auburn University Historic District". National Park Service.