American Legion Post 199

American Legion Post 199
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	700 S Mobile St., Fairhope, Alabama
Coordinates	30.51330°N 87.91846°W / 30.51330; -87.91846
Built	1912
NRHP reference No.	100002858[1]
Added to NRHP	September 6, 2018

The American Legion Post 199 in Fairhope, Alabama, United States, is situated on a bluff overlooking Mobile Bay.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[1] It has also been known as Pine Needles and as the Mobile Business Women's Club.[3] It was the Pine Needles Club.[2][4]

"Past", "Present", and "Future" images at its website show a past appearance, including picturesque porches, is intended to be restored for the future.[5] Its NRHP listing was anticipated.[6]

History

The building was completed in 1912 for the Mobile Business Women's Club, who called it "Pine Needles".[7]

A historic preservation ordinance in Fairhope was reinstituted in 2014.[8] The mayor indicated interest in seeing the American Legion building listed.[9] The mayor asserted "the American Legion is probably one of the oldest buildings in town and he would like to see them figure out how to help the owners preserve it."[9]

In Fairhope, in the early 1900s, women could vote and women professionals were treated as equal counterparts.[10]

The building was hurricane damaged[7] in Hurricane Sally in September 2020; insurance compensation was settled in 2021.[11]

References

1. "Weekly list 20180907". National Park Service. August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
2. "Post card showing Pine Needles Club in Fairhope, Alabama on the bluff by Mobile Bay". Alabama Mosaic.
3. From NRIS mirror
4. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: American Legion Post 199". National Park Service. Retrieved August 15, 2022. With accompanying pictures
5. Eastern Shore Post 199
6. "Historic Fairhope Building to Get National Recognition?". TheFairhopeTimes. July 2017.
7. "Work Begins On Historic Hurricane-damaged Building". TheFairhopeTimes. January 2021.
8. Mark D. Anderson (September 2, 2014). "Much-debated historic preservation ordinance to return in Fairhope".
9. Bob Glennon (November 2014). "Fairhope Historical Preservation Ordinance making Progress". Friends Of the Fairhope Museum of History Newsletter.
10. Cathy Donelson (2005). Fairhope. Arcadia. ISBN 9780738542034. Includes photo (page 44) of women's club women relaxing on the porch.
11. "Members To Decide Fate of Historic Building". Fairhope Times. June 23, 2021.

External links

• Eastern Shore Post 199, official site