▁The ▁district ▁represents ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁through ▁its ▁industrial ▁he yd ay ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁include ▁examples ▁of ▁highly ▁decor ated ▁Italian ate ▁styles , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁G ads den ▁Times - News ▁Building . ▁ ▁Early ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁buildings ▁began ▁showing ▁less ▁applied ▁decor ation , ▁instead ▁drawing ▁visual ▁variety ▁from ▁the ▁brick work ▁itself . ▁ ▁Later ▁buildings ▁begin ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁modern ▁materials ▁in ▁their ▁construction , ▁including ▁concrete , ▁decor ative ▁glass , ▁and ▁en ame led ▁pan els . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁significant ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁that ▁represent ▁rev ival ist ▁architect ural ▁styles : the ▁Goth ic ▁Rev ival ▁First ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁( built ▁ 1 8 9 4 ), ▁the ▁Ne oc lass ical ▁First ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁( built ▁ 1 9 2 6 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Roman es que ▁St . ▁James ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁( built ▁ 1 9 2 7 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Post ▁Office ▁and ▁Cour th ouse , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁exhib its ▁Italian ▁Renaissance ▁Rev ival ▁style . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Et ow ah ▁County , ▁Alabama ▁Category : H istor