Barton Academy | |
 Front (south) elevation in 2010. | |
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| Location | 504 Government Street Mobile, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 30°41′18.67″N 88°2′52.08″W / 30.6885194°N 88.0478000°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1836[1] |
| Architect | James Gallier, James H. Dakin and Charles B. Dakin[1] |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000107[1][2] |
| Added to NRHP | February 16, 1970 |
Barton Academy is a historic Greek Revival school building located on Government Street in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was under construction from 1836 to 1839 and was designed by architects James H. Dakin, Charles B. Dakin, and James Gallier, Sr. Gallier and the Dakin brothers also designed the nearby Government Street Presbyterian Church.[3] Barton Academy was the first public school in the state of Alabama.[4]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System – (#70000107)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Alabama: Mobile County". "Nationalhistoricalregister.com". Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
- ^ Gamble, Robert Historic architecture in Alabama: a guide to styles and types, 1810-1930, page 57. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press, 1990. ISBN 0-8173-1134-3.
- ^ "About Us:MCPSS Central Office". "Mobile County Public schools". Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-01.