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1. 34_72_062 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 221 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Built 1954. This building is located in the Downtown Fairhope Historic District. See 34_71_001-127 for all buildings in this District or search "Downtown Fairhope HIstoric District." From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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2. 34_72_063-064 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 OF 251 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Built in 1939 as the Standard Service Station (aka Standard Oil Station) with Dyson & Company as contractors. The station was operated by Broward Gooden. Mr. Prince Griffin bought the station in 1957 and operated it as Griffin's Standard Service Station. Building has housed Ole Bay Mercantile shop in recent years. This building is locat...

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3. 34_72_065 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 300 Fairhope Avenue on the southeast corner of Church Street and Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. The original structure was built in 1924 and opened as The Magnet Theater, a movie house. It continued to be a movie theater under different names into the 1960s, (An interior view of the theater can be viewed in these Archives at FSTC-0302.) The Tea Tile Restaurant operated in t...

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4. 34_72_066-067 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 301 Fairhope Avenue at the northeast corner of Fairhope Avenue and Church Street in Fairhope, Alabama. Built in 1922 as The Peoples Cooperative Store, with the slogan "of, for and by the people." The 70' by 70' building also housed a restaurant and bakery; it is located in the Downtown Fairhope Historic District. See 34_71_001-127 for all buildings in this District or search "Dow...

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5. 34_72_068-069 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 306 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. According to the Historic Sites Survey, this building was built in 1934 with the historic name assigned as "Hagood Building." It housed Harry's Studio of Photography beginning in 1957, a business owned by Harry Raske. In 1971 Herbert Haygood Countryman was in business at the location as Hagood the Photographer. Pre-1951 information is ...

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6. 34_72_070 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 311 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Built in 1920, this building is next door and on the east side of the People's Cooperative Store building (see 34_72_066-067). This building is located in the Downtown Fairhope Historic District. See 34_71_001-127 for all buildings in this District or search "Downtown Fairhope HIstoric District." The building opened in late 1921 dba...

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7. 34_72_071 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 312 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. This building is located in the Downtown Fairhope Historic District. See 34_71_001-127 for all buildings in this District or search "Downtown Fairhope HIstoric District." The original structure was built c.1909 and was a hotel and restaurant for many years as Wilson House, Royal Hotel (aka Royal Restaurant), Boston Cafe, Tumble Inn, Norton...

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8. 34_72_072 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 317 Fairhope Avenue and 319 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. The structure was built in 1932 and occupied in 1933 by Jones RCA Victor radio sales and service store. Later was Kamper's News Stand and Hunter's News, a beauty shop and a Hallmark shop. Still in use as a commercial building. This building is located in the Downtown Fairhope Historic District. See 34_71_001-127 f...

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9. 34_72_073 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 320-324 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Mr. H. P. Kamper owned and operated Kamper's Cash Store starting in c.1919-1920 at 60 South Section Street just north of the Masonic Lodge. He secured the lease on the south side of Fairhope Avenue near Church street in 1923 and had a new structure built. Kamper's Cash Store opened in its new location in 1925. Note that the year built d...

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10. 34_72_074-075 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 325 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Built by Dyson & Co in 1932 as the new Fairhope Post Office (previous location was on South Section street in the Masonic Lodge Building aka Greeno Building). The building's Italian Renaissance Revival architecture was a different style for Fairhope at the time. This building is located in the Downtown Fairhope Historic District. See 34_71...

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11. 34_72_076 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 326 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama sometimes called Lowell's Dry Cleaners building. The commercial building was built in 1919 by Alex J. Melville who operated a real estate office and then Melville's Stationery and Gift Shop which was advertised as "The Little Store" on the Avenue. By the fall of 1920, he sold the building to Hugh E. Lowell who operated Lowell Bros.Cleaners, a...

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12. 34_72_077 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 327 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Built in 1932 by Dyson & Co. for Carl Bloxham for his Real Estate and Insurance business. A smaller building was added in 1946 which sits back farther from the street. This building, called the Bloxham Building, is located in the Downtown Fairhope Historic District. See 34_71_001-127 for all buildings in this District or search "Downtown ...

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13. 34_72_078_079 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 328 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Built in 1927 as the Lowell Bakery. Mr. Gordon Lowell opened the business in May 1928, selling to Arvid McCue in 1930. McCue renamed the business Fairhope Bakery. McCue sold to Jimmie Lane in 1931 who kept the name Fairhope Bakery. The building has been the home to many businesses over the years. At the time of this cataloging in 2022, a ...

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14. 34_72_080 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 331 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Built in 1913 by Dyson and Lawrence for Henry Rathje and Mary Rathje for their Rathje's Variety Store (dry goods, clothing and groceries). Mr. Rathje retired in 1941, and sold the building to Rivera Utilities. J. S. Holland bought and renovated the building in 1949 and opened Holland Pharmacy. Brenny's Too Jewelry store occupies the buildin...

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15. 34_72_081 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 332 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Two-story structure built c.1921 by Axil Johnson for Alex J. Melville; remodeled with New Orleans-style facade c. 2002. Initially known as the Melville Building, and was space for various businesses. Purchased in 1944 by local realtor R. C. Keeney who enlarged the building in 1955. Among businesses occupying this building at 332 Fairho...

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16. 34_72_082 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 333 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Built by Dyson & Company in 1939 and situated between the Rathje Building (331 Fairhope Avenue) and the Coal & Supply Company building (335 Fairhope Avenue). This was built for Herbert Starkey's Electrik Maid Bakery. Starkey had been in business across Fairhope Avenue since 1934. The building was a bakery for many years under different names...

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17. 34_72_083 - Photograph, Digital

    Photographs and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 334 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Construction on the building started in 1917, and was completed in 1918 (Fairhope Courier 6/7/1918). This 16 x 30 building was for John P. Lowell's real estate office. Mr. Lowell served as Justice of the Peace in Fairhope for many years. This building is located in the Downtown Fairhope Historic District. See 34_71_001-127 for all bui...

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18. 34_72_084-088 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 335 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Built in 1934 (Fairhope Courier 8/16/1934 - note correction of the date on the Historic Sites Form) by the partners of the Fairhope Coal & Supply Company (Marmaduke Dyson, J. E. Lawrence, Axil Johnson, Ed Sheldon and Robert Stapleton) which had been in business since 1924. Each partner, individually, was a contractor or supply agent for buil...

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19. 34_72_089 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 336 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. This building currently houses the offices of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. It s sometimes referred to as the Courier Building and the Gaston Building. Built in 1924 as the new Fairhope Courier building by Dyson and Company of Clay City brick. Altered in 1988. This building is located in the Downtown Fairhope Historic District. See...

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20. 34_72_090 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 380 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Built in c1920 by E. A. Knapp and wife Hattie M. Knapp and known early-on as the Knapp Building (and later as the Baldwin-Niemeyer Building). Note build date is earlier than what appears on the Historic Sites Form.) The lease went through the block to De La Mare Avenue. The 1924-1928 street scene picture shows the building with the Courier B...

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