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1. 30.20.1-24 - Correspondence

   Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated July 1929 and August 1929. Included are: a brochure from Winona, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, a letter to the First Church of Christ, Scientist about building a church in Fairhope (which was built in 1931 at the corner of Church Street and Fels Avenue), and general correspondence of the Corporation. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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2. 34_49_009 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph of poor quality c. 1915, published in the City of Fairhope Centennial supplement to the Fairhope Courier, July 2-3, 2008. This is the First Baptist Church, built in 1915, located on what is now St. James Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. The church is the first official structure for this congregation; they met in community halls prior to the church's contruction. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corpo...

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3. 34_49_014 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph of poor quality published in the City of Fairhope Centennial supplement to the Fairhope Courier, July 2-3, 2008. This is St. James Episcopal Church, built 1957, on the same site as the original structure, which was a 1915 church built by the Baptist congregation. When the Baptists built a new church c. 1922, the Episcopalians acquired it - it was consecrated for their purpose in 1924. From the Fairhope Public Librayr Collection ...

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4. 34_72_114-116 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 350 Morphy Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Built in 1924 and enlarged in 1946. 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 church at 350 Morphy Avenue was the congregation's second church building. In August 1924, it opened for services in the new wh...

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5. 34_72_117 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 352 Morphy Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Built in 1952 as the Sunday School Building for the Fairhope First Baptist Church which occupied 350 Morphy (see 34_72_116 for details). 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 Libra...

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6. 34_88_001_025 - Newspaper Article

   This file includes many newspaper articles about the history of old homes, churches and other buildings in communities throughout Baldwin County, Alabama. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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7. 34_94_014 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph of a church. Unknown location and date. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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8. 40_09_009 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph of St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church in Elberta, Alabama. The church was organized in 1909, and the church building was dedicated in 1911. This picture is taken from "Elberta Golden Jubilee" booklet published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Elberta. The entire booklet is available in these Archives at 40_09_001-064. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives

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9. 40_31_001-036 - Newspaper

   Newspaper supplement of the Fairhope Courier (Gulf Coast Media) dated Jyly 2-3, 2008 titled "City of Fairhope 1908-2008 Glorious Fourth Edition." Includes photographs and articles about the history of Fairhope and the beginnings of the municipality in 1908. Some topics: Boy Scout Troop 47, local churches, Fairhope Museum of History dedication, Pottery, movie theater, School of Organic Education, Kudzu vines, Fairhope gullies, Greeno Masonic ...

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10. BSS.631-633 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph postcard by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of South Bayview Street near Cliff Drive at the Ravine (Stack's Gully.) One image shows the wooden bridge, the other a view from the Ravine in Fairhope, Alabama. The first First Baptist Church building (1915) is seen on the right; St. James Avenue is only a path at the time. A black and white version is included from the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Courtesy of the Fair...

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11. BSS.652-655 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph postcard by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of the Fairhope Christian Church on Church Street in Fairhope, Alabama. The building was built in 1901 for the congregation which formed soon after the Colony was founded in 1894. The structure faced east and sat at the corner of Church Street and St. James Avenue. The second image of the church is looking west. See PMG-1535 for image which is a bit more clear. A very clear and cropp...

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12. BSS.656-657 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph postcard by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of the interior of the Fairhope Christian Church in Fairhope, Alabama on Easter Sunday, 1915. From the Bass Slosson Sundberg Photo Collection of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Photograph Archives.

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13. DBJ-0559 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy, of a church in the distance in Bon Secour, Alabama with moss covered trees in the foreground. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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14. DBJ-0618 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Battles Wharf, Alabama. This chapel was built in 1876. Services are held Memorial Day through Labor Day. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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15. DBJ-0796 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy of St. Paul's Episcopal Church (built 1902) in Magnolia Springs, Alabama. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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16. DBJ-0872 - Photograph, Digital

    Photographs by Arthur M. Dealy taken after the September 27, 1906 hurricane. This shows pictures the Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) in downtown before and after the devastating storm. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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17. FMH_0038 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph, not dated, by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, titled "The Minnich Home and Orange Grove." This house, owned by W. P. Minnich was located on the west side of south Section Street between Fels Avenue and De La Mare Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. The nicely manicured lawn transitions to the orange and satsuma bearing citrus grove. Buildings on Church Street, the next street to the west are seen, including the Christian Church. From...

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18. FMH_0062 - Photograph, Digital

    This is a cropped version of a Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, photograph which can be seen uncropped at BSS.652-655. This version is quite clear and is in black and white tones. Another version is at PMG-1535. The Fairhope Christian Church was built in 1901 on Church Street in Fairhope Alabama, and was the first church building erected in town. The congregation had formed soon after the Single Tax Colony of Fairhope was founded in 1894, ...

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19. FMH_0129 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of the First Baptist Church in Fairhope, Alabama. The church was located on the southeast corner of Church Street and Morphy Avenue and was built in 1921 when the original church (built 1915 on what is now St. James Avenue became too small). In 1955 the congregation bought property on Section Street from Felix Beiser, and built a new church to accommodate growth. Search "Baptist" in these online archives for additional informati...

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20. FMH_0168 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of the first St. Lawrence Catholic Church, built in 1922, in Fairhope, Alabama. The church was located on the west side of Bayview Street in the first block south of Fels Avenue. The parish remained at this location until 1959, when a new church was built on South Section Street. Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History, Donelson Collection. Fairhope Single Tax Corporation

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