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| ID Number |
85000684 |
| Historic Name |
C. L. COOPER BUILDING |
| Description of Significance |
THE C.L. COOPER BUILDING IS THE ONLY REMAINING COMMERCIAL BUILDING ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS DISTRICT OF EUFAULA. FURTHER, IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH DR C.L. COOPER, THE FIRST AND ONLY AFRICAN AMERICAN PHYSICIAN IN EUFAULA WHO SERVED THE AREA FROM 1908 UNTIL THE MID-1930S. THE BUILDING IS A TWO-STORY RECTANGULAR BRICK COMMERCIAL BUILDING. IT HAS A SLOPING ROOF WITH A STEPPED PARAPET ON TWO SIDES. THE ORIGINAL DISPLAY WINDOW OPENINGS ON THE FIRST FLOOR HAVE BEEN ALTERED, WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF ORIGINAL DOORS AND WINDOWS. DECORATIVE ELEMENTS INCLUDED ARCHED WINDOW OPENINGS. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 3/22/1985. |
| Current Name |
ANNA COOPER EASTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER |
| Address |
5 B AND HARRISON (NE CORNER) |
| City |
EUFAULA |
| County |
MCINTOSH |
| Lot |
10 |
| Block |
42 |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
COMMERCE/TRADE |
| Current Function |
SOCIAL: MEETING HALL |
| Area Significance 1 |
COMMERCE |
| Area Significance 2 |
ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK; SOCIAL HISTORY |
| Date Prepared |
DEC 1984 |
| Year Built |
CA 1915-1935 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
UNKNOWN |
| Architectural Style |
COMMERCIAL |
| Roof Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
WOOD |
| Decorative Details |
BRICK SILLS, SEGMENTAL ARCHED SURROUNDS, TWO STORY BRICK PILASTERS, TOOTHING OF BRICK AT CORNICE LEVEL OF FAÇADE, CORNER PILASTERS FRAMING FAÇADE, SEGMENTAL ARCHED OPENINGS ON SECOND STORY OF FAÇADE AND SOUTH SIDE AS WELL AS FIRST STORY OF REAR |
| Condition |
DETERIORATED |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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