Ashland Place Historic District, in Mobile, Alabama, is named for a house that burned in 1926. This neighborhood takes its name from a Greek Revival antebellum house called Ashland that once stood on Lanier Avenue, famous as the home of Augusta Evans Wilson until the house burned in 1926. The district itself was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1987.
It is roughly bounded by Spring Hill Avenue, Ryan Avenue, Old Shell Road, and Levert Avenue, and covers 400 acres (1.6 km2) containing 93 contributing buildings. As you look, imagine the arc of time represented here: the majority of the buildings date to the early 20th century and display a variety of architectural styles ranging from late Victorian to the Craftsman styles. You can read history in rooflines and porches, in the echoes of a famed antebellum home that once gave this place its name.
This is a district shaped by named streets, preserved listings, and a tale of loss in 1926; it's also a living fabric of 93 structures across those 400 acres. Notice the houses and streets stretching from Spring Hill to Levert.