

SILK STOCKING DISTRICT
The Silk Stocking District is a historic district in the city of Talladega, Alabama, USA. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1979. Architectural styles include Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, American Craftsman, and other late Victorian types. The district covers 113 acres (46 ha) and contained 120 contributing properties when first listed. They are worthy of preservation for the significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture.

HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN
THE SILK STOCKING DISTRICT
Jemison-Purefoy House
c. 1890
301 South St E
Flanked by servant houses and out buildings, this magnificent Chateauesque motif home was designed and built by architect Stanford White for Mrs. Lou McElderry Jemison. The house was later purchased by Mrs. Eva B. Purefoy, owner and operator of the famous Purefoy Hotel. The house was purchased by the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind in 1984 and restored for use in their transitional living program for hard-of-hearing / deaf young women.
On map, see #
74


Manning Hall
1850
205 South St E
Originally used as a Masonic Girl's School, the building was deeded to the State of Alabama in 1858 to house the Alabama School for the Deaf. Noted for its fine proportions and Ionic portico, the building is one of Alabama's finest Greek Revivial structures and is listed in the Historic American Buildings Survey.
On map, see #
76




