Davis Avenue Recreation Center, Mobile

Name: Davis Avenue Recreation Center
Address: Mobile, United States

#58 among attractions in Mobile

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The Davis Avenue Recreation Center is a historic recreation facility in Mobile, Alabama. The facility was established in 1921 as the first public leisure center for African Americans in segregated Mobile. Initially known as the Davis Avenue Community House, it also featured tennis courts, a swimming pool, and a small park. The need for a larger facility was soon realized, and in 1936 the current structure was completed. It was the only public recreation facility in Mobile built using Works Progress Administration funds. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 2011, due to its significance to the African American history in the city. ()

Built: 1936 (88 years ago)Coordinates: 30°42'0"N, 88°3'58"W

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Davis Avenue Recreation Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Most Pure Heart of Mary, National African American Archives and Museum, Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Cemetery.

0.8 miE
Church, Neoclassical architecture
Most Pure Heart of Mary, Mobile
21 min walk • Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church is a Catholic church in Mobile, Alabama administered by the Josephites. The Knights of Peter Claver, the largest and oldest Black Catholic organization in the United States, was founded by congregants and priests from the parish in 1909.
1 miE
Museum
National African American Archives and Museum, Mobile
25 min walk • The National African American Archives and Museum, formerly known as the Davis Avenue Branch of Mobile Public Library, is an archive and history museum located in Mobile, Alabama.
1 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Mobile
26 min walk • Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church building in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It serves as the parish church for St. Joseph's Parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile.
0.8 miNW
Cemetery
Catholic Cemetery, Mobile
21 min walk • Catholic Cemetery, formerly known as the Stone Street Cemetery, is a historic 150-acre cemetery located in Mobile, Alabama. It was established in 1848 by Michael Portier, a native of Montbrison, France and the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Mobile.
1.2 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail, Neo-renaissance architecture
Bettie Hunter House, Mobile
31 min walk • The Bettie Hunter House is a historic African American residence in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was the residence of Bettie Hunter, a former enslaved African who grew wealthy from a successful hack and carriage business she operated in Mobile with her brother, Henry.
0.8 miSW
30°41'35"N • 88°4'35"W
Mobile Medical Museum, Mobile
20 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
1.1 miE
Hiking trail, Hiking
International Longshoreman's Association Hall, Mobile
28 min walk • The International Longshoreman's Association Hall is a historic labor union meeting hall in Mobile, Alabama. The International Longshoremen's Association established the Mobile chapter in 1936 in order to represent the city's African American longshoremen. The hall was built in 1949 in the Art Moderne style.
0.8 miE
Church
Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Mobile
22 min walk • Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church is a Catholic church in Mobile, Alabama administered by the Josephites. The Knights of Peter Claver, the largest and oldest Black Catholic organization in the United States, was founded by congregants and priests from the parish in 1909.
0.8 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Aimwell Baptist Church, Mobile
20 min walk • Aimwell Baptist Church is a historic African American church in Mobile, Alabama. The Baptist congregation was established in 1890 by two brothers. It took two years for the erection of the first building.
0.9 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Stone Street Baptist Church, Mobile
23 min walk • Stone Street Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church in Mobile, Alabama. The congregation was established well before the American Civil War, with Stone Street Baptist recognized today as one of Alabama's most influential African-American Baptist churches.
1.1 miNW
Church
Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church, Mobile
28 min walk • Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church, also known as St. Francis Xavier Church, is a historic Roman Catholic church building in the Toulminville neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It serves as the parish church for St.

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Which popular attractions are close to Davis Avenue Recreation Center?

Nearby attractions include Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Mobile (5 min walk), Campground Historic District, Mobile (6 min walk), Weems House, Mobile (16 min walk), Caldwell School, Mobile (18 min walk).