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The University Club, sometimes referred to as the "Governor's Mansion", was built in 1834 by Captain James Dearing who piloted the first steamboat from Mobile to Tuscaloosa. The house went through many owners in the 1800s, one of which was Arthur P.…

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The original portion of the Collier-Boone house was built in 1825 by James Walker. Henry W. Collier purchased the house in 1826 and it became his longtime home. Collier had a law practice in Tuscaloosa, became chief justice of the Alabama Supreme…

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The University Club, sometimes referred to as the "Governor's Mansion", was built in 1834 by Captain James Dearing who piloted the first steamboat from Mobile to Tuscaloosa. The house went through many owners in the 1800s, one of which was Arthur P.…

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Built in 1870, this structure is the only house of the mansion class to be built in Tuscaloosa during Reconstruction and one of the only large houses built in the city in the three decades after the Civil War.

Exceptional in detailing and…

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The Jemison Mansion on Greensboro Avenue in Tuscaloosa was built between 1859 and 1861 by one of Tuscaloosa's most prominent figures, Robert Jemison.

The antebellum home is an important statewide resource because it is only one of six remaining…

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The Foster-Cummings House was built around 1827. The home was originally three-story and faced west, with high, straight steps leading to the second floor. In the 1930's, the two top stories were moved south to the present location, making it a…

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The Moody-Warner House was built around 1822 by Davis Scott as a home when he came to Tuscaloosa as a merchant. The house had a series of owners until it became the home of the Washington Moodys. Moody was the grandson of the founder of the First…

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The house currently known as the Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion was purchased in 1945 by J. P. Burchfield Jr. and Nell M. Burchfield. At that time the house was completely renovated with preservation of all the architectural design.

In 1955,…

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A bedroom of the Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion during the time the J.P. Burchfields owned the house.

The house was purchased in 1945 by J. P. Burchfield, Jr. and Nell M. Burchfield. At that time the house was completely renovated with…

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The library of the Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion during the time the J.P. Burchfields owned the house.

The house was purchased in 1945 by J. P. Burchfield, Jr. and Nell M. Burchfield. At that time the house was completely renovated with…
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