The Montrose Historic District is a historic district comprising fifteen historically significant buildings in the community of
Montrose,
Alabama. The district is almost entirely residential, with the exception of the 1890 Montrose Post Office. Montrose is located on the eastern shore of
Mobile Bay, and several homes in the district occupy bayfront lots. Nine of the homes in the district were designed in the
Creole cottage style, a vernacular architectural style popular in the
Gulf Coast states. The Creole cottage homes in the district all feature front facades with five
bays and recessed full-length front porches supported by square or
chamfered columns. Many of the houses were built as summer homes for residents of
Mobile, for whom Montrose was a popular vacation destination.[3]