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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.…

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.…

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…

A young Marbury Smith stands in front of both his home on the right and the Stringfellow House on the left. Both homes were located on what is now Greensboro Avenue. The Stringfellow House would later become home to the YMCA.

The Strickland House is the oldest wooden framed home in Tuscaloosa, built about 1820. It was originally located at the corner of Greensboro Avenue and 15th Street where the historical marker now stands.

The house was built for Tuscaloosa…

The Stillman House, located at 1008 21st Avenue was built around 1870 . Dr. Charles Allen Stillman purchased this house for Stillman College (then Stillman Institute) in 1881. The college remained at this location until 1897, serving as a training…

The Stillman House at 1008 21st Avenue was built around 1870. Dr. Charles Allen Stillman purchased this house for Stillman College (then Stillman Institute) in 1881. The college remained at this location until 1897, serving as a training site for…

Built in 1840 by Dr. James Somerville, the Somerville-Hale House, 709 Queen City Avenue, was built on property purchased from Samuel Strudwick, an ancestor of Julia Tutwiler's. The small Strudwick home was razed, although materials salvaged were…

The two-story Searcy House was built in 1904 by George Searcy, a Tuscaloosa banker and businessman. It was sold to Tuscaloosa County in 1925 for $35,000. The building was used for both a public library and the administrative offices of the Tuscaloosa…

The home of poet Samuel Minturn Peck was located at 18th Street and 30th Avenue in southwest Tuscaloosa.. Peck was the first Poet Laureate of Alabama. He was born in Tuscaloosa on November 4, 1854. He died in 1938. The lovely old home was later…