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The Park Avenue Historical District

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The Park Avenue Historical District includes 51 structures, 70% of them residential, built from the early 20th century to the post World War II period. Housing development began with the 1885 sale of Gardner Hale’s land. Among the most significant buildings were the 33 acre Independent Presbyterian Church Children’s Fresh Air Farm of 1924 and Bluff Park Elementary School of 1923. The district was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1998.
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