Selma, which is one of Alabama's oldest cities, takes great pride in its heritage. Markers and monuments dot the landscape and visitors holding a wide array of historical interests come to visit the old city. At Selma, you’ll find the largest historic district in Alabama – with over 1,200 historic structures which include beautiful churches, antebellum and Victorian homes, landmark sites of the nation's Voting Rights Movement and Civil War, and even some haunted sites. Provided are details about some of the historic sites that you will find in Selma.
Julian Smith, a businessman and surveyor in Selma, built Ashford from 1899-1903. This two-and-one-half story Neo-Classical designed house is construct …
Built by Dr. John A. McKinnon circa 1880, this house takes its name from the Berry family who was a longtime resident. The grillwork on this house is …
This small cottage sits on the edge of a bluff above the Alabama River on Water Avenue in downtown Selma. It is located next to the historic St. James …
Brown Chapel AME Church, with its imposing twin towers and Romanesque Revival styling, was built in 1908 by black builder – of whom little is known – …
This neo-classic mansion was built in 1898. This home was visited frequently by F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald authored “The Great Gatsb …
Built prior to 1847, this is a two-story, Italianate home that has a full-height porch with front gable. Exterior features of the house include bay wi …
Heritage Village at Selma is the site of several 1800’s structures that were donated to the Selma-Dallas County Historic Preservation Society by priva …
Methodists were the first denomination to organize in Selma and the only church remaining on the original plot of ground assigned to by the Selma Land …
This two-story, Renaissance Revival building, built ca. 1889, originally housed a private school funded by the Ladies Educational Society of Selma to …
Provided are pictures of the memorial to Drury Fair Jones (1856-1878) that is located in the historic Old Live Oaks Cemetery at Selma. This beautiful …
This two-story Colonial Revival house was built around 1907. Features of the house include a one-story entry porch with fluted Ionic columns, a turret …
The Edmund Pettus Bridge spans over the Alabama River at downtown Selma, AL. It is a steel through-arch bridge that was designed by Henson K. Stephens …
Elodie Todd Dawson (1844-1881) was a staunch Confederate supporter and sister-in-law of Abraham Lincoln. Her husband, Col. N.H.R. Dawson (1829-1895), …
Once a gracious turn-of-the-century neighborhood, many of the homes here were close to condemnation when purchased by Circle “S” Industries, Inc. in 1 …
The Federal Building, originally the U.S. Post Office, was completed in 1909 from plans by James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the Treasury 18 …
This Gothic Revival-style church building was constructed in 1894 by a local black architect, Dave Benjamin West. This church, along with its nearby n …
Organized in 1838, the Presbyterian congregation built the present church in 1893-1894. This is their third church building and the second on this sit …
William J. Hardee (1815 – 1873) graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1838. He served in Florida during the Second Seminole War an …
This house was built circa 1854 by Selma businessman George O. Baker. The Neo-Classic architecture features a front porch with pillars and a small cup …
This Italianate-style house was built circa 1857. In 1865, Wilson’s Raiders spared the house out of respect for Selma’s Mayor M. J. Williams. For many …
This Greek revival mansion was built c. 1855 for William B. King and named “Fairoaks” for the many trees found about the place. King was the nephew of …
This one-and-one-half story, Queen Anne style house was built circa 1890. Features of the house include a hip roof with gables, a corner turret with a …
This was the home of John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907), one of Alabama’s most honored political and military leaders. Constructed in 1859 by Thomas R. Wet …
This is one of the few Gothic Revival style homes built in Selma. It was built in 1884 for Chambliss Keith and his wife, Ada Hooper Keith, and has rem …
This Italianate raised cottage was built ca. 1866 for H. A. Stollenwerck, a local businessman and bank owner. He sold the house a year later after the …
This beautiful 2 1/2 story Queen Anne home was built ca. 1900 for Jewish businessman, Levi Koenigstahl. Features of this house include a multi-gable r …
S. H. Kress & Co. was the name of a chain of “five and dime” retail department stores in the United State which operated from 1896 to 1981. The Kr …
This is a 2 ½ story Queen Anne style home with Neo-Classical influences. It was built ca. 1893 by Ernest Lamar, who was responsible for the final cons …
This two-story Queen Anne style home was built ca. 1892. Actress Jessica Lange lived here during the filming of the movie “Blue Sky,” for which she wo …
NOTE: This historic home was destroyed by fire on November 14, 2017. This Greek Revival house was built circa 1850 by Thomas Helm Lee, master builder …
THERE IS GLORY IN THE GRAVES, reads the inscription on the Confederate Monument that stands in the center of Selma’s Live Oak Cemetery. Visitors who …
This Greek Revival style home was built around 1850 by Dr. Albert Gallatin Mabry, a prominent physician and member of the Alabama legislature. Dr. Mab …
Shown are pictures of the monument that marks the grave of Mattie O. Blunt Keith (1858-1886). This is just one of many beautiful monuments that you wi …
This Queen Anne style house was constructed between 1895 and 1896 by James Nunnelee, editor and publisher of the “Selma Morning Times.” Mr. Nunnelee d …
The Old Depot Museum is located at the old L&N Railroad Depot at the end of historic Water Avenue in downtown Selma. The Depot building was built …
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 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 …
This two-story Italianate-style home was built around 1849. It has elaborately bracketed eaves and woodwork. The house was purchased by Charles Lewis …
In 1874, Rev. Lewis Johnston, the first African-American to be ordained a Reformed Presbyterian minister, arrived in Selma to preach the Gospel. On Ju …
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