Historic Montrose Post office

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blackball When Retired Riverboat captain Thomas W. Marshall and His Wife and Family Moved to Montrose Alabama and made there home here in 1883, he was appointed postmaster and served until his death in 1890. His widow was appointed to take his place and had the building constructed on the home property. Built in 1890 by postmaster Ida Babb Marshall, This building served residents of Montrose Alabama for many years. In those days, Mail arrived from Mobile Alabama by boat. Mrs Marshall would take unclaimed mail to the house every evening and the residents sometimes would knock on the door at night to get there mail. This building was last used as a post office in 1913. For a number of years during the 1940's, Florence and Richard Scott donated the use of this building as a lending library for the Montrose Community/ It, along with the adjacent Chapman-Marshall-Scott home, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Responsibility for the Historic Montrose post office was deeded to the Baldwin County Historic Development Commission in 2005. lumis Historic Montrose Post office
Historic Montrose Post office Picture © David Rencher
Photo Taken December 16 2006: Montrose Alabama Baldwin county Alabama
When Retired Riverboat captain Thomas W. Marshall and His Wife and Family Moved to Montrose Alabama and made there home here in 1883, he was appointed postmaster and served until his death in 1890. His widow was appointed to take his place and had the building constructed on the home property. Built in 1890 by postmaster Ida Babb Marshall, This building served residents of Montrose Alabama for many years. In those days, Mail arrived from Mobile Alabama by boat. Mrs Marshall would take unclaimed mail to the house every evening and the residents sometimes would knock on the door at night to get there mail.

This building was last used as a post office in 1913. For a number of years during the 1940's, Florence and Richard Scott donated the use of this building as a lending library for the Montrose Community/ It, along with the adjacent Chapman-Marshall-Scott home, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Responsibility for the Historic Montrose post office was deeded to the Baldwin County Historic Development Commission in 2005.



lumis

Beautiful shot! I've always wanted to stop and take a photo, but, just never did! Nice little history lesson as well!
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