Caplewood Drive Historic District

United States historic place

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Caplewood Drive Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage


Location	Caplewood Drive, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Coordinates	33°12′47″N 87°33′22″W / 33.21306°N 87.55611°W / 33.21306; -87.55611
Area	11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built	1922
Built by	J.D. Caples
Architect	George P. Turner
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman, Mission/spanish Revival, English Cottage
NRHP reference No.	85001159
Added to NRHP	May 30, 1985
Designated ARLH	April 11, 1984

Caplewood Drive Historic District, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is a residential historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It included 37 contributing buildings out of a total of about 45 buildings, on 11 acres (4.5 ha).

The district runs along the long narrow lane of Caplewood Drive, originally known as Caplewood Terrace, south to its intersection with University Boulevard in Tuscaloosa. It is between downtown Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama campus. Specifically it includes 1418 University Blvd. and 21–27; 301–329; 400–430; 1309, 1315, 1409, 1411, 1415, 1416 Caplewood Drive.

It is a set of modest bungalows and cottages built primarily during the 1920s and 1930s by local builders, using common building materials and designs which happen to achieve a kind of unity.

The street was developed by J. D. Caples, Sr. (1860-1934) in 1922 along a creek and a natural ravine. Low areas were filled by dirt excavated in the construction of the NRHP-listed City National Bank, and sewers and water pipes were installed by manual labor. Caples paved the street and planted trees. Caples himself built five or six of the homes; his son-in-law B.D. Sumner built three; only one is known to be designed by an architect, being the one at #33 designed by Birmingham architect George P. Turner.

It includes one or more Craftsman bungalows, as well as mission/Spanish revival and English Cottage styles.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
"ALABAMA REGISTER OF LANDMARKS & HERITAGE" (PDF). ahc.alabama.gov. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
^ Shirley D. Quails (February 15, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Caplewood Terrace / Caplewood Drive Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 30, 2019. With accompanying 15 photos from 1985

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