James Arthur Morrison House, Mobile

Name: James Arthur Morrison House
Address: Mobile, United States

#145 among attractions in Mobile

Spanish colonial revival architecture

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The James Arthur Morrison House, also known as the Morrison-Walker House, is a historic Spanish Colonial Revival style house and garage/guest house in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The two-story stucco and concrete main house was completed in 1926. It features Mission-style side parapets on the main block, red tile roofing, a central entrance courtyard with a decorative gate, a rear arcaded porch, and arched doorways on the exterior and in the interior. The matching garage/guest house has a two-story central block with a massive chimney and is flanked to each side by one-story garage door bays. The house and garage were added to the National Register of Historic Places as a part of the Spanish Revival Residences in Mobile Multiple Property Submission on July 12, 1991. ()

Built: 1926 (98 years ago)Coordinates: 30°41'38"N, 88°9'0"W

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ParkhillMobile United States

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James Arthur Morrison House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mobile Museum of Art, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Langan Park, Sodality Chapel.

0.8 miN
Modern art and glass exhibit
Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile
21 min walk • The Mobile Museum of Art is an art museum located in Mobile, Alabama. It features extensive art collections from the Southern United States, the Americas, Europe, and non-western art.
0.7 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mobile
18 min walk • Saint Paul's Episcopal Chapel is a historic Episcopal church building in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1859 in a vernacular Gothic Revival style. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a part of the 19th Century Spring Hill Neighborhood Thematic Resource on October 18, 1984.
0.9 miNW
Park
Langan Park, Mobile
23 min walk • Langan Park, also known as Municipal Park, is a 720-acre municipal park in the Spring Hill neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama, USA. The park opened in 1957 and was named for Joseph N. Langan, a former Mobile mayor, state senator and city commissioner.
0.9 miE
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Sodality Chapel, Mobile
23 min walk • The Sodality Chapel is a historic Roman Catholic chapel building on the campus of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1850 in a simple Greek Revival style.
0.8 miNW
Botanical garden, Garden
Mobile Botanical Gardens, Mobile
21 min walk • The Mobile Botanical Gardens were founded in 1974, and are located on Museum Drive in the Spring Hill community in Mobile, Alabama, United States.
~510 ftS
Colonial revival architecture
Robert L. Spotswood House, Mobile
3 min walk • The Robert L. Spotswood House, also known as the J. Clyde Glenn House, is a historic residence in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1926 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style.
1.1 miE
Vernacular architecture
Beal–Gaillard House, Mobile
28 min walk • The Beal–Gaillard House is a historic house located at 111 Myrtlewood Lane in Mobile, Alabama. It is locally significant as an excellent example of a large country home constructed before the widespread use of highly sophisticated moldings and columnar orders.
0.8 miE
Gothic Revival architecture
Spring Hill College Quadrangle, Mobile
20 min walk • The Spring Hill College Quadrangle is a grouping of historic structures on the campus of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The original main building was constructed in 1831 in the Greek Revival style, but burned in 1869.
~720 ftNW
Vernacular architecture
Collins–Robinson House, Mobile
4 min walk • The Collins–Robinson House is a historic residence in Mobile, Alabama. It was built in 1843 in a Creole cottage style. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 18, 1984, as a part of the 19th Century Spring Hill Neighborhood Thematic Resource.
0.5 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Stewartfield, Mobile
12 min walk • Stewartfield is a historic residence on the campus of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1849 in a Greek Revival style.
0.4 miS
Tudor Revival architecture
Ross Knox House, Mobile
11 min walk • The Ross Knox House is a historic Tudor Revival style residence in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The two-story brick and stucco house was completed in 1929.

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Which popular attractions are close to James Arthur Morrison House?

Nearby attractions include Robert L. Spotswood House, Mobile (3 min walk), Collins–Robinson House, Mobile (4 min walk), Ross Knox House, Mobile (11 min walk), Carolina Hall, Mobile (11 min walk).