Roebuck Springs - a Historic Community

Roebuck Springs - a Historic Community We are a non-profit organization, established by neighborhood residents, to preserve our community and its surroundings, both natural and man-made.

We are an additional resource to the existing Roebuck Springs Neighborhood Association.

06/03/2022
05/31/2022
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05/13/2022

Want to get involved in the community? Ask me how?

So it dawned on me… if I want a beautiful neighborhood. Much like self growth, the beautiful comes with you and your fro...
04/05/2022

So it dawned on me… if I want a beautiful neighborhood. Much like self growth, the beautiful comes with you and your front yard line and then to your right or left. And if everyone would agree to help the person to their right or left then everyone is taking care of each other.

Let me say it this way. I noticed my neighbor driveway entrance could use some help. And offered. She was grateful for the help! As it’s not like she didn’t want it to look nicer. But, but she didn’t have the physical ability to, nor the financial means for the extra.

Let’s just say we had a lot of laughs 😂 A couple of colorful words! - But a wonderful memory and a more beautified entrance.

- we are two more houses “Into The Street”to a more beautiful Roebuck Springs - a Historic Community

02/05/2022

Birmingham's Best Kept Secret - Historical Roebuck Springs!
- If you are into historical homes and looking for a unique home then you have reached your destination! The Smith-Jacobs home was built in 1932, this cottage was built with pink sandstone from a quarry and turns different colors in the day!!

Secret hearts (sounds like a sweet valentine) were carved into the stones for the original owner's wife. This home offers 3 bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, a Study, a Mudroom, **2 FIREPLACES**, original pine flooring. Completely Remodeled Kitchen!!, Dining, and Den.
The master suite (once a cabin) is attached by a beautiful glass breezeway - Great as a Sunroom - with Natural LIGHT for Plants or Reading!! Be on the lookout for this beauty!! Valentines Day of course!! You will NOT want to miss it!!

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412 Cumberland Drive
Birmingham, AL
35206

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+12055586011

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Our Historic Community consists of various sections, constructed throughout the years, and includes the nationally recognized Roebuck Springs Historic District. Our community is located just south of Interstate 59 in the Roebuck area of Birmingham, AL.

The 135-acre Roebuck Springs Historic District was named to the National Register of Historic Places in March 1999. Developed in the early 1900s by entrepreneur Robert Jemison, Jr. along with the East Lake Land Company and the Roebuck Auto and Golf Club, Roebuck Springs was the first large residential suburb in Birmingham whose planning and development was tied to the automobile, as well as the first community associated with a country club/golf course development.

The Historic District’s 1910 land plan, developed by Architect S. Scott Joy and his brothers Tedd and Tom, was the earliest in Birmingham to have a road system and subdivision scheme specifically designed and engineered to complement the steep, rolling topography. The Historic District’s roads are reminiscent of the narrow country lanes of rural England – there are no curbs or gutters, no sidewalks, and originally no streetlights, though a few streetlights have been added over time. There is an abundance of native vegetation, heavy tree canopies, terraced hillsides with stone walls, and homes built in such architectural styles as Craftsman Bungalow, English Country, Tudor Revival, and Colonial Revival.

Additional sections of the neighborhood were platted in 1926 by the Roebuck Springs Land Company. Many of these homes were designed in the then-popular Colonial Revival style. Some newly-opened streets, such as Ridge Top Circle and Rutherford Circle remained unimproved during the Great Depression and World War II years. The Post-war years saw rapid development surrounding Roebuck Springs, with the sprawling Roebuck Plaza Shopping Center (1957) and the development of Roebuck Parkway.