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1. 31_1932_1-12 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting MInutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation for the year 1932 including routine business, lease transfers, financial statements and other business including: The Fairhope Wharf was deeded to the Town of Fairhope in 1932, following the action of the FSTC in 1931 when the Corporation-owned parklands were deeded to the Town. The so-called "Gateway Amendment" to the FSTC Constitution passed in a May 9th, 1932 special election whic...

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2. 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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3. 34_72_158 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 76 South Section Street (76 Section Street South) 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 building was demolished and replaced in the late 1990s with a mixed used two-story building. This is the site of the "new" United Stat...

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4. DBJ-0552 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph by Arthur M. Dealy dated 1911 of the post office in Magnolia Springs, Alabama. A wagon and two men appear in the picture. From the Dealy Brown Jennings Photo Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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5. FMH_0040 - Photograph, Digital

   Iconic photograph dated 1897 of the town pump, Mershon Brothers Store and other buildings in early Fairhope, Alabama. The photographer is unknown, but the rights to the picture were purchased by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, in 1914. Stewart titled the photo "P.O. Corner in the early days-1897." The post office was housed in the Mershon Brothers store. The store was located on the northwest corner of Section Street and Farhope Avenue - the...

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6. FMH_0104 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, titled "Masonic Hall, Post Office and Building, Fairhope, Alabama." The Masonic Lodge (aka Greeno Lodge) was built in 1911, and housed the Fairhope Post Office on the bottom floor. Frank Stewart operated his post card business from the building also. A postcard postmarked 1913 of this picture in sepia tones is available at FSTC-1463-1464. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courte...

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7. FMH_0114 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph of the Fairhope Post Office in Fairhope, Alabama. The Post Office was located in the bottom floor of the Masonic Lodge (aka Greeno Masonic Lodge) on south Section Street and was in this location for twenty years (1912-1932), The previous location was inside the Mershon Brothers Store. A new free-standing post office building was built at 325 Fairhope Avenue in 1932. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of ...

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8. FMH_0115 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph of 325 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. This building, built in 1934, was the Fairhope Post office for thirty years. (A new Post Office building was built on South Section Street in 1964.) The building has also been the offices for the Fairhope Courier, the Easterns Shore Chamber of Commerce, and a bank. For another photograph (color) and information about the building's history, see 34_72_074-075 in these online Archives. ...

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9. FMH_0124 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of the Post Office at 325 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. This building opened in 1934 and served as the Post Office until 1964, (Prior to moving to this new buidling, the Fairhope Post Office was on the bottom floor of the Masonic Lodge Buidling on South Section Street.) The building was also used as the offices for the Fairhope Courier, the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce and a bank. ...

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10. FMH_0803 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph dated 1913 by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of the Post Office in Elberta, Alabama. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History.

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11. FMH_0808 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of Summerdale, Alabama. Seen on the left is W. I. Cleverdon's new store, which had a large meeting hall on the second floor for use by the community. Next door is G. L. Sharretts & Son Merchandise store and Summerdale Post Office. Mr. Sharretts was postmaster, and upon his death, his son Harlow S, Sharretts ran the business and was postmaster. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, ...

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12. FMH_0816 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph dated July 21, 1910 by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of Summerdale, Alabama. The W. I. Cleverdon Store is seen on the left, and the Post Office is next door. See FMH_0819 for another picture of Summerdale which was taken on the same day. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History.

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13. FMH_0846 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of the Post Office in Bon Secour, Alabama. See FMH_0863 for another picture of the Post Office. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History.

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14. FMH_0863 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of the Bon Secour, Alabama Post Office. See FMH_0846 for another picture of the Post Office. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History.

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15. FMH_0913 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph c.1915 of a Ford car with two men and two women. The car is parked on South Section Street in Fairhope, Alabama in front of the Post Office. The Post Office was located on the first floor of the Masonic Lodge (also called the Greeno Lodge). From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History.

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16. FMH_2075-2076 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph dated March 25, 1924 by Henry Stuart (aka Henry James Stuart) taken near the Post Office in Montrose, Alabama. Stuart gives information on the back of the card, referring to the large oak tree, camellia bush ("beautiful japonica") and Mrs. E. B. Fell (Eulalie Turner Fell) who would later serve as postmistress in Montrose. This photograph is from a scrapbook compiled by Stuart's family and donated to the Fairhope Museum of History....

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17. FMH-A0004a - Audio, Digital

    Interview (audio) dated January 16, 1979 of Mrs. Hazele Williams Payne (1891-1991). The interviewer is not identified. A continuation of this interview with additional later content is cataloged under separate records in these Archives at FMH-A0004b, FMH-A0007a and FMH-A0007b. The interview covers a wide range of topics about Mrs. Payne's life in Fairhope, her family, friends, experiences and observations. Included are topics about Mariet...

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18. FSTC-0057 - Photograph, Digital

    Undated photographs by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of Section Street in Fairhope, Alabama, probably between 1918-1930. The picture is looking north. The Greeno Masonic Lodge is the first building on the left (it housed the post office where Stewart had a newsstand). Stewart identifies the post office with the white writing on the picture. Two photographs are included with different tones. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation A...

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19. FSTC-0227 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph dated 1928 by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, looking northwest from South Section Street in Fairhope, Alabama. Greer's No. 26 opened in October, 1926. See PMG-1529 and FSTC-0550-0551 for other versions of this image. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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20. FSTC-0550-0551 - Photograph, Digital

    Two photographs c.1928 by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of South Section Street looking northwest in Fairhope, Alabama. Greer's No. 26 grocery store opened in this location near de la Mare Avenue in October, 1926. See FSTC-0227 and PMG-1529 for other versions of this photo. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Photo