Located on the northwest quadrangle on the University of Alabama campus. Built in 1829, the house was designed as a dining hall for students. It is one of only four structures to have survived the burning of the university during the Civil War. In 1879, the house became the residence of General Josiah B Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance for the Confederacy and later president of the university. Now open for tours, the house contains some of Gorgas' personal effects.
Location:
Tuscaloosa Alabama
Telephone
205-348-5906
Other History nearby:
(Birmingham) Southern Museum of Flight
(Fairfield) Alabama Historical Radio Museum
(Aliceville) Aliceville Museum
(Birmingham) Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens
(Bessemer) Arnold's Chapel United Methodist Church
(Tuscaloosa) Battle-Friedman House
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03/09 Coming to The Tuscaloosa area
Mountain Brook Spring Art Show Mountain Brook AL April20 Up to one hundred local member artists
will display original artwork for sale in an outdoor setting in quaint Mountain
Brook near Crestline Village. Artwork available will range in size from minis to
extra large canvases and all price ranges. Jazz band will be featured and food
will be available at field.
Alabama Shakespeare Festival Montgomery AL March8-June19 The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, created in Alabama, is currently the 5th largest in the world, attracting more than 300,000 visitors annually from all 50 states and over 60 foreign countries.
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Car Show Birmingham AL October11-13 Triumph Dealers of North America display,
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Merchandise Trailer featuring event TShirts, Pins, and Posters,
Official Barber Vintage Festival event merchandise,
Southern Vintage Fire Apparatus Association display, and
Concessions
Kentuck Festival of the Arts Northport AL October19-20 Nationally and internationally acclaimed folk artists,
270+ folk, visionary, and contemporary artists and expert craftspeople presenting their work to you,
free hands-on art-making for children in Kentuck for Kids and throughout the park,
interactive live demonstrations by expert craftspeople—basketmakers, blacksmiths, woodworkers, traditional potters, fiber and fabric artists, quilters, jewelers, and a glassblower,
live music and story-telling, food and fellowship.
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