Powder Magazine (Montgomery, Alabama)

Powder Magazine
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The magazine in June 2009
Location	Eugene St., Montgomery, Alabama
Coordinates	32°22′53″N 86°19′41″W
Built	1861 (1861)
NRHP reference No.	73000370[1]
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1973

The Powder Magazine is a historic building in Montgomery, Alabama. The gunpowder magazine was built in 1861 west of the city on a bluff overlooking the Alabama River. Gunpowder for the Confederate Army was stored there during the Civil War, and afterward it was used for general storage.[2] A public park was proposed for the site as early as the 1970s, but the area lay empty until the opening of an artificial whitewater park in 2023.[3][4]

The magazine is a one-story brick building with a pyramidal roof. The walls are 24 inches (61 cm) thick, and the entry door has an iron sill and iron bars.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#73000370)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
2. Floyd, W. Warner (December 29, 1972). "Powder Magazine". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
3. Harper, Brad (September 20, 2019). "Whitewater park: Former housing project residents put faith in future". Montgomery Advertiser. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
4. Cason, Mike (July 7, 2023). "$90 million Montgomery Whitewater park offers rafting, kayaking, food, music, beer, and more". AL.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.