Malbis Plantation
10145 US 90, Daphne, ALMalbis Plantation is a historic district consisting of approximately 866 acres located in a rapidly developing commercial and residential area of central Baldwin County, Alabama. Its northern boundary lies about a half mile south of a major interchange on l-10. Thirty-five historic resources, including buildings, structures, sites and objects, are considered contributing resources to Malbis Plantation. The contributing resources are located in the north-central portion of Malbis Plantation on the original 1906 land grant. Construction dates of these resources range from 1907 to 1965, with most built between 1910 and 1945. Buildings include living quarters, industrial and commercial buildings, agricultural and livestock farm buildings, and a church. Distinctive buildings are the Big House, the Tampary-Simmons House, two men's dormitories, Malbis Nursery, and Malbis Memorial Church. Objects and sites include a pond, water trough, artificial lake, channelized creek, gates, fences and gardens and orchards. Sixteen buildings (all residences) within the boundaries of Malbis Plantation are not over 50 years of age and are considered non-contributing resources. For the most part, they are clustered together along two minor dead-end roads in the center of the Malbis Plantation acreage and are not clearly visible from the main highways.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.