The Gainestown Schoolhouse is a good example of an early 20th-century, two room schoolhouse. Although it has undergone significant restoration, it sti …
In 1831, Colonel Moses Lewis purchased the land where Gainesville is currently located and he had the land divided into lots for a town. The new town …
The Old Hale County Jail served Hale County from its completion in 1908 until 1999, when it was replaced by the modern Hale County Corrections facilit …
The old Jones Mill jail is located in the Frisco City Town Park along with the old Jones Mill Post Office, the J. W. Jones home and an old Frisco Rail …
Prior to 1896, before the Post Office was established, the town of Leroy had been called New Canaan, Possum Corner and Dogwood Level. The town got its …
The slider above shows 8 pictures of this park. The Old Lock 1 Park is located at the remains of Old Lock 1 on the Tombigbee River between Jackson and …
This old Masonic Lodge building is a historical landmark that has served as a cornerstone for the community for over many years. The Coffeeville Mason …
NOTE: This historical school is no longer standing. It was demolished during early 2022 (possibly because of the 4-laning of US Highway 43). ********* …
The Old Monroe County Courthouse, completed in 1904, was designed by the prominent Southern architect Andrew Bryan. The courthouse gained national fam …
This building is located on the Courthouse Square at downtown Livingston, AL. Built ca. 1830, it was the only structure to survive on the Square when …
Built in 1907 to replace the frame depot building, which was destroyed by fire. Interest in railroads began as early as 1834 in Marion. The building i …
The history of the school is pieced together from several bulletins published in the 1880s and 1890s. The original structure consisted of two main roo …
During the early 1800s, pioneers from Georgia and the Carolinas, many of whose families immigrated to this country from Scotland and Ireland, settled …
This building, which now serves as Livingston City Hall, was originally built circa 1875 to serve the passenger and freight services of the railroad s …
This park is located in southwest Alabama on the Tombigbee River at the site of old St. Stephens which played an important part in early Alabama’s his …
This school was constructed in 1927-1928 by local contractor Ashland Spinks. The newly completed $50,000 building opened for white students on Monday, …
When traveling Highway 41 between Monroeville and Camden, you will pass a very picturesque scene at Franklin that includes several nicely restored bui …
Reputedly, this was Uniontown’s original post office. This structure was originally attached to the Houston house that was built before January 1, 18 …
The Old Wilcox County Courthouse in Camden is a prime example of Greek Revival architecture in Alabama and it serves as the historic centerpiece of do …
Selma is home to Alabama’s first Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) that was founded in 1858, and this is the oldest YMCA building still standin …
This home began as a one-room law office that was built and used by Judge William C. Oliver. On December 29, 1859, he sold his office to Gustave Braun …
This church is located in Orrville, AL in Dallas County at the intersection of Mill Street South and Academy Street (GPS coordinates 32.30489,-87.2459 …
John Straiton, a graduate of Emory University, was Greensboro’s most prolific builder during the late 1800s and early 1900s. He is responsible for the …
This two-story, vernacular Victorian house was built circa 1890. Features of the house include complex roofline and massing, central double leaf entra …
This “coastal cottage” is thought to have been built in the 1830s by Stephen and Juliet Palmer and possibly modified by Dabney Palmer around 1860. It …
This two-story farmhouse, built circa 1834 by Joel Parish, his wife, Emma Curby, and their children, is one of the oldest buildings in Perry County. …
Most towns have a town square. Gainesville is unique in that it has a town triangle. (However, a picture shows the original to have been larger and mo …
The Demopolis Public Square is one of the oldest in Alabama dating back to ca. 1819. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places (N …
This Greek Revival-style home was built circa 1859 by Dr. Clifford Daniel Parke, a prominent Selma Physician who served as president of the Alabama Me …
The Patrick Farish House, also known as the Lowe and Paula McDaniel House, is a one-and-a-half story vernacular Craftsman/Bungalow style home. It was …
This is a tranquil 1,080-acre park that includes a beautiful 100-acre lake that is surrounded by hardwood and southern pine woodlands. The park has m …
This is an example of an increasingly rare intact rural church. It has a highly pitched front-facing gable roof, and two sets of double doors. Local t …
This building was constructed in 1902 to house Andrew’s Hardware. It later became People’s Drug Store, a popular town meeting spot, until it closed in …
Cahawba, also spelled Cahaba, was Alabama’s first state capital (1820-1826). It became a ghost town shortly after the Civil War. Today, the old Cahawb …
In recent years, Bald Eagles have nested in a giant loblolly pine near the entrance to this 600-acre park. The park contains four oxbow lakes, formed …
Peterman is a small community located about six miles northeast of Monroeville, AL. Shown is the “Peterman, Alabama” historical marker that provides d …
Approximately 40 years ago, the county shovel operator was digging in a gravel pit near Ward and hit something hard about 40 feet deep in the ground. …
The Philadelphia Baptist congregation was established in 1840. The original church was located approximately two miles east of its present site. Slave …
This two-story wood-frame house was built circa 1856 by Phillip Schoppert, a native of South Carolina. The house is a hipped-roof variant of the I-hou …