Historic Preservation in Mobile, AL (2026)
1 verified historic preservation rules for Mobile, Alabama, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Historic-Cultural Monuments
Mobile can designate a single building, structure, site, or work of art a historic property outside any district if it meets one of five significance criteria set out in the code.
Mobile's Individual Historic Property Designation
Significant RestrictionsMobile City Code § 44-74(c)
A historic property is a building, structure, site, object, or work of art, including the adjacent area necessary for the proper appreciation or use thereof, deemed worthy of preservation by reason of value to the city for any of the following reasons: (1) It is an outstanding example of a structure representative of its era; ... or (5) The building or structure is an example of an architectura...
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