<p>From Fort to Port covers the architectural history of the city of Mobile, Alabama, from the time of the French fort of 1711 to the end of World War I in 1918. The text, with 332 illustrations, traces the history of Mobile's architecture from the town's beginnings as a colonial military outpost o its establishment as a modern commercial port city. Included is a record of the evolution of commercial, civic, religious, and residential buildings as they were affected by the environment, by building practices, and by the historical and social changes brought about through two centuries.</p>

From Fort to Port: An Architectural History of Mobile, Alabama, 1711-1918

Arts & Photography

Gould, Elizabeth Barrett

Architecture

The University of Alabama Press

<p>Beginning in the late 1700s with Peter Hobart, members of his family maintained an architectural firm in Mobile, Alabama, until the last of the line, C. L. Hutchisson Jr., retired in 1967. Over this nearly 200-year span, the Hobart-Hutchisson family of architects designed and built at least 1088 structures in Mobile, a seaport with French, Spanish, and Colonial influences that thrived even before Alabama became a state. These private residences, churches, government and commercial buildings, medical and educational facilities, and even mausoleums provide a unique visual record of the changes in one community's architectural styles and construction methods. The author, an art and architectural historian, supplements her readable account with more than 250 photographs, elevations, maps, drawings, and sketches.</p>

From Builders to Architects: The Hobart-Hutchisson Six

History

Americas

River City Pub

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