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Mesopotamia Female Seminary (1846) at Eutaw, AL
The original site of the Mesopotamia Female Seminary was just west of Eutaw. In 1889 this building was moved to the present location at the intersection of Main & Wilson. It became the core of...
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Moore Academy at Pine Apple, AL
Moore Academy was founded in 1882 by John Trotwood Moore, who was an author, archeologist, and poet. The initial school was a two-story wood frame building. The present brick structure was completed...
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Judson College at Marion, AL (founded 1838)
Judson College was established in 1838 by members of Siloam Baptist Church, and it opened January 7, 1839. Judson is the fifth oldest women’s college in the United States. The college was named for...
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Old Gainestown Schoolhouse at Gainestown, AL (built 1919)
The Gainestown Schoolhouse was built in 1919 as a one-room schoolhouse. The school was expanded to a two-room building in 1930. The building has been restored and is well maintained. The building was...
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Lincoln Normal School’s Phillips Memorial Auditorium at Marion, AL
The Lincoln Normal School was a historic African American school in Marion, Alabama. Lincoln Normal was founded in 1867 by freed slaves as a school for African-American children. In 1870, the school...
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Snow Hill Institute at Snow Hill, AL (Wilcox County)
This is a historic African-American school that was founded in 1893 by Dr. William J. Edwards, a graduate of Tuskegee University. The school opened as the Colored Literary and Industrial School in a...
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Marion Military Institute at Marion, AL
Marion Military Institute (MMI) traces its origins back to 1842 with the creation of Howard College in Marion, Alabama by the Alabama Baptist Convention. From 1863 to 1865, two buildings on the...
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The Williams’ Temple CME Church at Thomasville, AL (consolidated with Booker...
In 1898, the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, seeking to serve the educational needs of black students opened a school and church in Thomasville, Williams Temple CME Church. Four years later, the...
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Tremont High School at Selma, AL (built 1913, listed on the NRHP)
This building built in 1913 was Selma’s first High School. The 25,000 square foot structure has two full floors above ground, and a full basement. It was designed by William T. Warren from Birmingham,...
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Old Thomasville High School at Thomasville, AL (built 1927-1928, listed on...
This school was constructed in 1927-1928 by local contractor Ashland Spinks. The newly completed $50,000 building opened for white students on Monday, January 8, 1929. The following year, the wood...
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Restored Historic Buildings at Franklin, AL (Monroe County)
When traveling between Monroeville and Camden, AL, on Highway 41, you will pass a very picturesque setting at Franklin that includes several nicely restored buildings located within a white picket...
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Oak Grove School near Gallion, AL (a Rosenwald School, listed on the NRHP)
The Oak Grove School is a historic two-room Rosenwald School that was built to serve the local African-American community. The school was constructed in 1925 under the Julius Rosenwald School Building...
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Emory School at Cedarville, AL (ca. 1915, a historic Rosenwald School)
Emory School, also known as the Tunstall School, is a historic Rosenwald School building located in rural Hale County, AL about midway between Greensboro and Gallion. It was built ca. 1915 under the...
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Dallas Academy Building at Selma, AL (built c. 1889, listed on the NRHP)
This two-story, Renaissance Revival building, built ca. 1889, originally housed a private school funded by the Ladies Educational Society of Selma to educate the sons and daughters of Selma’s wealthy...
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Old Demopolis Public School at Demopolis, AL (built 1913-1914, listed on the...
This is a two-story building with a full basement that was built in 1913-1914. It was designed by a leading Alabama architect of the period, Frank Lockwood. He designed some of the most impressive...
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“First District Agricultural College” Historical Marker at Jackson, AL
In 1891, nine agricultural schools, one in each congressional district, were authorized by the Alabama Legislature. One of the schools was located at Jackson on College Avenue at the location of the...
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The Beloit Industrial Institute at Beloit, AL (1888-1923, listed on the...
The Beloit Industrial Institute, which operated from 1888 to 1923, was the first Christian school for African-Americans in Dallas County. It was located on Highway 22 in the community of Beloit, AL...
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“Orrville Male Academy” Building at Orrville, AL (built ca. 1850)
The “Orrville Male Academy” building, or Ben Ellis Dunaway House, was built around 1850 as a boys’ academy. The contractor was Willis H. Green. In 1880, the building was converted into a home by...
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Moore Academy at Pine Apple, AL in Wilcox County
Moore Academy was founded in 1882 by John “Trotwood” Moore, who was an author, archeologist, and poet. The initial school was a two-story wood frame building. The present brick structure was...
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Mesopotamia Female Seminary (1846) at Eutaw, AL
The original site of the Mesopotamia Female Seminary was just west of Eutaw. In 1889 this building was moved to the present location at the intersection of Main & Wilson. It became the core of...
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