Point Clear Historic District
W side of US 98/Eastern Shore Blvd., Point Clear, ALPoint Clear is a distinctive cape on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay. The shore falls away sharply to the southeast for a little over a mile before straightening out and is therefore ideally placed to capture the southwestern
prevailing winds off the Gulf. In a near semi-tropical climate, this natural setting is of great significance. As a resort, and an escape from summer diseases prevalent in Mobile, Point Clear had no equal. In 1882 a physician
articulated its advantages, "The Gulf breeze on this side of the bay must be felt to be appreciated. The Atlantic Coast has no wind that can be compared with it for health or agreeability. It's temperature is the same whether it rises into a gale, or blows lightly. For this reason it is allowed to blow night and day through the cottages, where the doors' anduwinddws are le'ft open continually to receive it."
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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.