The Winter Building is a historic building in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. The 3-story structure was built as a bank branch with a telegraph office upstairs.[2]

History

The building was erected from 1841 to 1843 for John Gindrat, a cotton broker and banker.[3] It was inherited by his daughter, Mary Elizabeth Gindrat, and her husband, Joseph S. Winter, in 1854.[3]

Photograph of Court Street in 1874 with Winter Building on left

During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, the second floor was home to the Southern Telegraph Company.[3] It was there that LeRoy Pope Walker, the Confederate States Secretary of War, sent a telegram to General P. G. T. Beauregard to advise him to fire on Fort Sumter, and thus start the Battle of Fort Sumter.[3]

It remained in the same family as late as the 1970s, when it was used for offices and a clothing store.[3]

Architectural significance

The building was designed in the Italianate architectural style.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 14, 1972.[4]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Winter Building witnessed historic downtown events".
  3. ^ a b c d e f "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Winter Building". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Winter Building". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Building
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