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Dallas Academy Building at Selma, AL (built c. 1889, listed on the NRHP)

Historic Schools | Selma in Dallas County  

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This two-story, Renaissance Revival building, built ca. 1889, originally housed a private school funded by the Ladies Educational Society of Selma to educate the sons and daughters of Selma’s wealthy citizens. Dallas Academy later became Selma’s first public school. Selma’s public school system is the second oldest in Alabama. The Dallas Academy school closed in the early 1960’s.

This building is a contributing property to Selma’s “Old Town Historic District” that’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It is located at 816 Selma Avenue at downtown Selma (GPS coordinates 32.407796,-87.022727).

Sources: 1) NRHP “Old Town Historic District” Document; 2) Selma’s Architecture and History Tour (A Self-Guided Driving Tour)

12/21/13

Tags: alabama, black belt, dallas county, school, selma

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Welcome to rural southwest Alabama. This website is dedicated to twelve counties located in rural southwest Alabama which includes a large portion of Alabama’s Black Belt area. This region is known for its rich and diverse heritage, historic homes and churches, and natural beauty. This website contains details about historic and interesting places that you will find in this area of Alabama.

PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST OF THE HOMES INCLUDED ARE PRIVATE RESIDENCES AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ARE DRIVE BY ONLY.

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Dedicated to the memory of Stacy Milstead Henson (1978-2008) & Inez “Sis” Watts (1924-2007).

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