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Cottage Hill Park
Cottage Hill Park
Cottage Hill Park
Cottage Hill Park
Cottage Hill Park
Cottage Hill Park
Cottage Hill Park
Cottage Hill Park
Cottage Hill Park
Cottage Hill Park
Cottage Hill Park
Cottage Hill Park
Cottage Hill Park
Cottage Hill Park
Cottage Hill Park
Phone:
(251) 666-0559

Address:
1711 Hillcrest Rd, Mobile, AL 36695-4541

A shotgun house is a narrow rectangular domestic residence, usually no more than about 12 feet wide, with rooms arranged one behind the other and doors at each end of the house. It was the most popular style of house in the Southern United States from the end of the American Civil War through the 1920s. Alternate names include shotgun shack, shotgun hut, shotgun cottage, and in the case of a multihome dwelling, shotgun apartment; the design is similar to that of railroad apartments. A longstanding theory is that the style can be traced from Africa to Haitian influences on house design in New Orleans, but the houses can be found as far away as Chicago, Key West, Florida, Ybor City, Tampa, and Texas. Though initially as popular with the middle class as with the poor, the shotgun house became a symbol of poverty in the mid-20th century. Urban renewal has led to the destruction of many shotgun houses; however, in areas affected by gentrification, historic preservation efforts have led to the renovation of such houses. Several variations of shotgun houses allow for additional features and space, and many have been updated to the needs of later generations of owners. The oldest shotgun houses were built without indoor plumbing, but this was often added later, often on the back of the house . Double-barrel or double shotgun houses consist of two houses sharing a central wall, allowing more houses to be fit into an area. Camelback shotgun houses include a second floor at the rear of the house. In some cases the entire floor plan is changed during remodeling to create hallways.
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