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The Cochrane House and 20 acres of land on 15th Street in West Tuscaloosa were purchased as a new home for Stillman Institute in 1898. Founded as Tuscaloosa Institute, the name was changed in honor of its founder, Dr. Charles A. Stillman. It was…

The Cochrane House and 20 acres of land on 15th Street in West Tuscaloosa were purchased as a new home for Stillman Institute in 1898. Founded as Tuscaloosa Institute, the name was changed in honor of its founder, Dr. Charles A. Stillman. It was…

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…

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…

The D.P. Kennedy House as it appeared in 1887 (now called Kennedy-Foster House). 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…

An insurance form taken out by Mrs. Hannah Friedman and Mrs. Carrie F. Winston for 1704-06 Dearing Place in Tuscaloosa. The insurance was with London and Lancashire Insurance Co.

This home, originally known as the Alexander B. Dearing Mansion, was built between 1831 and 1842 by Alexander Dearing, who made his fortune in slaves and cotton in Mississippi before moving to Tuscaloosa. Although Dearing owned a plantation in…

This home, originally known as the Alexander B. Dearing Mansion, was built between 1831 and 1842 by Alexander Dearing, who made his fortune in slaves and cotton in Mississippi before moving to Tuscaloosa. Although Dearing owned a plantation in…

This early photo shows the Drish House in Tuscaloosa, AL.

This historic house was built in 1837 by Dr. John R. Drish, a prominent early settler, as the focal point for a plantation that bordered the city limits of Tuscaloosa. It once stood in the…

This historic house was built in 1837 by Dr. John R. Drish, a prominent early settler, as the focal point for a plantation that bordered the city limits of Tuscaloosa. It once stood in the center of a 350 acre plantation. William Nichols, the…