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The Cedarwood House was built in 1818 by Joseph Blodgett Stickney. This house represents a typical Alabama house of the early nineteenth century with steeply pitched gable roof additions and flanking vernacular Greek Revival wings of New England…

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The Minor-Searcy-Owens House was originally built in 1826 by Judge Henry Minor. Judge Minor was a member of the Alabama Supreme Court as well as a member of first University of Alabama Board of Trustees.

In 1857 the house was sold to Ann Sorsby…

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The house, an excellent copy of antebellum architecture, was built in 1907 by Frederick W. Monnish. The house was built with the finest first grade pine lumber from long-leaf pine as Monnish owned a saw mill at the time it was built.

In 1958, the…

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This home sits at the corner of Paul W. Bryant Drive and Queen City Avenue in Tuscaloosa and was built in the first years of the 20th century, circa 1906.

According to "Past Horizons," published by the Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society in…

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This Tuscaloosa house was built between 1906 and 1907 by Frederick Richard Maxwell Sr. and Lucy Maxwell and remained in the family until 1974 when Mrs. Jennie Maxwell Richardson, daughter of the builder, sold the house to Ted Hellums, who used it as…

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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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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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Built about 1822 by Dr. James Guild, the house was the first brick residence in the city. Guild was a trustee of the University of Alabama and the Alabama Insane (now Bryce) Hospital, a member of the state legislature, and a practicing…
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