Winter Building

The Winter Building is a historic building in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S..

Winter Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Winter Building in 2012
Location	2 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama
Coordinates	32°22′37″N 86°18′31″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1843
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	72000175[1]
Added to NRHP	January 14, 1972

History

The building was erected from 1841 to 1843 for John Gindrat, a cotton broker and banker.[2] It was inherited by his daughter, Mary Elizabeth Gindrat, and her husband, Joseph S. Winter, in 1854.[2]

During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, the second floor was home to the Southern Telegraph Company.[2] 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.[2]

It remained in the same family as late as the 1970s, when it was used for offices and a clothing store.[2]

Architectural significance

The building was designed in the Italianate architectural style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 14, 1972.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Winter Building". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
3. "Winter Building". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017.