The Silk Stocking District is a

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...

in the city of Talladega,

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, USA. It was listed on the

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on December 13, 1979. Architectural styles include Queen Anne,

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Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the arch ...

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, and other late

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types. The district covers and contained 120

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when first listed.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places Historic districts in Talladega County, Alabama National Register of Historic Places in Talladega County, Alabama American Craftsman architecture in Alabama Beaux-Arts architecture in Alabama Neoclassical architecture in Alabama Colonial Revival architecture in Alabama Queen Anne architecture in Alabama Victorian architecture in Alabama Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama