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Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Sturdivant Hall - the old Watts-Parkman-Gilman Mansion. Built in 1852 for Col Edward Watts. The Architect was Thomas Helm Lee, a cousin of General R. E. Lee. The house has been restored to Pre-Civil War grandeur and is open to the public at a fee. One of the finest examples in the south of Neocla... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Vestavia is the country home of the late Mr. Geo. B. Ward, on the crest of Shades Mountain, altitude 1,400 feet, 6 miles from Birmingham, Ala. The home is a replica of celebrated Temple of Vesta of Rome destroyed in the fifth century. Dimensions of building 70 feet high, 186 feet in circumference... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
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Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “Oaklawn Plantation – one of the most beautiful ante-bellum homes in Huntsville, Alabama – was built around 1844 and served as a hospital during the Spanish-American War. The late Max Luther transformed the 175 acre estate into a stock farm. He also maintained a very fine stable for his noted fiv... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Built in 1842, this Arlington home was once used by General J. H. Wilson as headquarters for the Federal Army in the spring of 1865. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: To view, click the arrow icon at the top right of the image. Souvenir postcard packet showing images from Selma, Alabama, circa 1940s. 1) “Fort W. W. Quarles Armory”; 2) “Selma Country Club”; 3) “Vaughan Memorial Hospital”; 4) “First Presbyterian Church”; 5) “Dallas Avenue, Selma, Ala.” 6) “YMCA”... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “This view shows one of the beautiful bedrooms of Arlington Shrine which is furnished in antebellum period furnishings. Arlington was occupied by Gen. Wilson of the Union Army during the Civil War.” View Full Item at Samford University Library