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Bricklayer’s Hall
Alabama, Reference number: 100005355
Areas of Significance: Ethnic Heritage: Black, Social History: Civil Rights, Law, Politics/Government
Period of Significance: 1956-1965
Bricklayers Hall is significant at the national, state, and local level, under for its association with the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA), whose headquarters was located in the Bricklayers Hall and where organization of the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott occurred. The property is also significant for its association with Charles S. Conley, Jr., an African American civil rights lawyer who had his office in the Bricklayers Hall. Conley worked on several cases that led to federal court orders directing state and local authorities to end discriminatory practices.
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Florence, Alabama Music Enterprises (FAME) Recording Studios
Alabama, Reference number: 16000397
Areas of Significance: Performing Arts
Period of Significance: 1950-1974
FAME Recording Studio is national significance under the theme of Performing Arts for the role it played in the development mid-twentieth century American popular music.
As the first purpose-built studio building in the Muscle Shoals region of Alabama, FAME is significantly associated with the rise of the “Muscle Shoals Sound” and “Southern Soul” music in the mid-1960s to early 1970s. The property is also nationally significant for its association with Roe Erister “Rick” Hall, who built the property in 1962, launched the studio’s music publishing arm, directed its most significant musical sessions and artists, and has been recognized as a nationally significant producer of American popular music.
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Last updated: September 1, 2023