Maysville Historic District spreads across 451 acres and 1,121 properties southwest of downtown Mobile, directly south of the Leinkauf Historic District. Platted in 1871 in the midst of a recession, this area did not begin to develop until the late 1890s, and you can still read that slow, steady growth in the houses around you. Maysville has long been a working-class neighborhood; many of the late 1890s and early 1900s houses were simple bungalows and cottages, some carrying modest Victorian influences, while larger, more decorated houses cluster in the northeastern portion of the neighborhood.
In the early 20th century and into World War I and World War II the Port of Mobile and its shipyards became the focus of Mobile’s economy, and the population here grew in response. You’ll notice many craftsman-style bungalows and four-square houses from that era, followed by Minimalist Traditional and some ranch-style houses around and after World War II. Notable contributing buildings in the district include Ladd–Peebles Stadium, built in 1948, and Williamson High School, built in 1965; the whole district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
Notice the mix of bungalows, cottages, craftsman and four-squares here, with the larger, more decorated houses clustering to the northeast.