James Arthur Morrison House, Spanish Colonial Revival residence in Mobile, Alabama.
The James Arthur Morrison House is a two-story stucco and concrete main house completed in 1926, with Mission-style side parapets on the main block, red tile roofing, a central entrance courtyard with a decorative gate, a rear arcaded porch, and arched doorways inside and out. A matching garage/guest house has a two-story central block with a massive chimney, flanked by one-story garage door bays.
The James Arthur Morrison House was completed in 1926 in Mobile, Alabama, as a Spanish Colonial Revival residence of stucco and concrete. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1991, as part of the Spanish Revival Residences in Mobile Multiple Property Submission.
The house's name links it to James Arthur Morrison, and it is also known as the Morrison-Walker House, recalling a later owner. Its Spanish Colonial Revival character comes from the Mission-style side parapets, red tile roof and arched doorways inside and out. The central entrance courtyard is closed by a decorative gate, and a rear arcaded porch opens the main block toward the back of the lot.
The house is a private residence at 30.69389, -88.14972 in Mobile, Alabama, and is not open to the public, so visiting tips concern viewing from the street rather than entering. The main house and the matching garage/guest house stand together on the property, and both were listed on the National Register on July 12, 1991.
The matching garage/guest house has a two-story central block with a massive chimney, flanked on each side by one-story garage door bays. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places together with the main house on July 12, 1991, as part of the Spanish Revival Residences in Mobile Multiple Property Submission.
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