Anniston is a city and the county seat of Calhoun County in Alabama, United States, and is one of two urban centers/principal cities of and included in the Anniston–Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Anniston had a population of 21,564. Named "The Model City" by Atlanta newspaperman Henry W. Grady for its careful planning in the late 19th century, the city is situated on the slope of Blue Mountain.
Southeast
Anniston
Calhoun County, AL
Population
21,502
Walk Score
65 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$806
Median home value
$131,800
Settled
1872
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Downtown Anniston Historic District · listed 1991
- Downtown Anniston Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1991
- Downtown Anniston Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1991
- Downtown Anniston Historic District (Boundary Increase II/Decrease) · listed 1991
- Downtown Anniston Historic District (Boundary Increase II/Decrease) · listed 2024
- Downtown Anniston Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2010
- East Anniston Residential Historic District · listed 1993
- Fort McClellan Ammunition Storage Historic District · listed 2006
- Fort McClellan Industrial Historic District · listed 2006
- Fort McClellan Post Headquarters Historic District · listed 2006
- Glenwood Terrace Residential Historic District · listed 1985
- Tyler Hill Residential Historic District · listed 1985
- West Fifteenth Street Historic District · listed 1991
Notable landmarks
- Anniston Cotton Manufacturing Company · listed 1985
- Anniston Electric and Gas Company Plant, Old · listed 1991
- Anniston Inn Kitchen · listed 1973
- Anniston Transfer Company · listed 1985
- Bagley-Cater Building · listed 1985
- Bank of Anniston · listed 1985
- Berman House
- Caldwell Building · listed 1982
- Calhoun County Courthouse · listed 1985
- Crowan Cottage · listed 1975
- Glen Addie Volunteer Hose Company Fire Hall · listed 1985
- Glover, Henry Burt, House · listed 1985
- Grace Episcopal Church · listed 1985
- Hillside Cemetery · listed 1985
- Huger, Richard P., House · listed 1985
- Kilby House · listed 1985
- Kress Building · listed 1985
- Lyric Theatre · listed 1980
- McKleroy-Wilson-Kirby House · listed 1984
- Montgomery Ward-Alabama Power Company Building · listed 1985
- Mount Zion Baptist Church · listed 1985
- Noble Cottage · listed 1976
- Noble, Samuel, Monument · listed 1985
- Noble-McCaa-Butler House · listed 1985
- Nonnenmacher Bakery · listed 1985
- …and 14 more
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