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The Old Monroe County Courthouse at Monroeville, AL (home of The Monroe County Heritage Museums)

The Old Monroe County Courthouse, completed in 1904, was designed by the prominent Southern architect Andrew Bryan.  The Old Courthouse gained national fame when Monroeville’s own, Harper Lee, published the Pulitizer prize-winning novel in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird.  The courtroom in the Old Courthouse was used as the model for the one used in [...]

St. Wilfrid’s Church at Marion, AL

Originally organized as St. Michael’s Parish, the church became St. Wilfrid’s in 1853. This is the third building on this site. The cemetery behind the Church contains 77 graves of soldiers who died at the Breckenridge Hospital on Howard College campus. The soldiers were originally buried behind the campus. The Ladies Memorial Association moved them [...]

Chilatchee Creek Campground at Gee’s Bend, AL

Alabama has many beautiful rivers and lakes and the US Army Corp of Engineers has several parks and campgrounds that allow you the perfect opportunity to enjoy them.  One of these is the Chilatchee Creek Campground which is a small  campground that is remotely located in the northern part of Wilcox County on Chilatchee Creek.   [...]

The historic Rooster Hall at Demopolis, AL (built 1843)

The building was built in 1843 to serve as the Presbyterian Church. It served in that role until the end of the Civil War. At that time it was confiscated by federal troops as their headquarters.  It served as the Marengo County Courthouse through Reconstruction. The county seat returned to Linden in 1869 and the [...]

Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge at UWA Campus in Livingston, AL (built 1861)

The Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge, built in 1861, is one of the oldest covered bridges still existing in Alabama. It was originally constructed over the Sucarnoochee River by Confederate Army Captain William Alexander Campbell Jones on the main state road leading from Livingston to York, now U.S. Route 11. It was built using hand-hewn yellow pine [...]

Auburn Rural Studio at Newbern, AL

Established in 1993 by architects Samuel “Sambo” Mockbee and D. K. Ruth, the Rural Studio is a part of Auburn University’s School of Architecture.  The Rural Studio is located in rural west Alabama in the small town of Newbern in Hale County.  Rural Studio students work directly with poor communities in west Alabama to improve [...]

Reverie at Marion, AL (ca. 1858)

Reverie is a historic Greek Revival mansion built circa 1858 in Marion, AL.  It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to the West Marion Historic District and was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey.  It is featured in Ralph Hammond’s Antebellum Mansions of Alabama, Gregory Hatcher’s Reverie [...]

Pugh’s Log Cabin near Pine Apple, AL

Recently restored authentic log cabin located in the community of Awin.  Not much is known about the early history of this cabin.  To get to this cabin, travel State Hwy 10 west approximately 3.5 miles from Moore Academy in Pine Apple, AL and turn left on CR 61.  Travel about 0.1 mile and the cabin is [...]

White Cliffs of Epes, AL

These white cliffs are located on the Tombigbee River at Epes AL.  They are part of the Selma Chalk formations which were deposited at about the same time as England’s famous white cliffs of Dover.  The cliffs at Epes are stunning in their own way as illustrated by the pictures that are provided.  These pictures were [...]

St. Andrews Church at Gallion, AL (1853)

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, also known as St. Andrew’s Church, is a small Carpenter Gothic style church built in 1853. The exterior of the church features wooden buttresses. It appears to have been built from a design in the book Rural Architecture by architect Richard Upjohn. St. Andrew’s was added to the National Register of [...]

Gaineswood at Demopolis, AL (started 1842, completed on eve of Civil War)

Between 1842 and the outbreak of the Civil Way, Gaineswood evolved from a two-room cabin surrounded by 1000 acres of cotton into a Greek Revival style mansion.  General Nathan Bryan Whitfield, the builder, was his own architect, though he had no formal training.  The labor was done mostly by slaves, some of whom were extremely [...]

Old Selma Depot Museum at Selma, AL

This is an interpretive history museum located near downtown Selma, AL in the old L & N Railroad Depot. The Old Depot Museum has a fine collection of artifacts and memorabilia depicting life in Selma and Dallas County, 1820 to the present. In addition, several special topic exhibits are featured each year. A tour of [...]

Rikard’s Mill near Beatrice, AL (1845, rebuilt 1858)

Rikard’s Mill Historical Park is part of the Monroe County Heritage Museums.  The main feature of the park is a water-powered grist mill that was built by Jacob “Jake” Rikard in 1845.  It is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.  Other features of the park include a syrup mill, barn exhibit, blacksmith [...]

Kirkwood at Eutaw, AL (began 1858, short a few materials at beginning of War)

Kirkwood is a historic plantation home in Eutaw, Alabama. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 1976, due to its architectural significance. This is a Greek Revival style house with Italianate influences. Foster M. Kirksey began building the house in 1858. Construction was halted by the American Civil War, [...]

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St. Alban's Episcopal Church at Gainesville, AL (built 1879)

This Gothic style church was built in 1879 by Gainesvilles’ leading late 19th-century builder, Edward N. Kring.  In accordance with tradition, the building is oriented from west to east with the altar located at the east end. The main entrance to the church is through a small, bell-tower at the northwest corner. The church still [...]

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Wesley Plattenburg House at Selma, AL (completed 1842)

The Wesley Plattenburg House is a historic house in Selma, AL. Featuring a unique combination of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles, it was completed in 1842 for Wesley Plattenburg.  Plattenburg was born on April 13, 1803 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He had relocated to Selma and had assumed the occupation of tailor by [...]

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"The Camellias" at Marion, AL (built in early 1830s)

The Camellias is a beautiful antebellum home located just south of Marion, AL.  It gets its name from the many camellia bushes located on the front lawn.  The house was built in the early 1830s by Joseph Crenshaw as a gift for his daughter, Mary Crenshaw Reese, wife of Carlos Reese.  Joseph Crenshaw was owner [...]

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