Donnelly House and Gardens - Birmingham, AL
N 33° 30.369 W 086° 46.949
16S E 520203 N 3707422
Historic Donnelly House and Gardens located on Highland Avenue South, Birmingham, AL
Waymark Code: WMD5A1
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2011
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This neoclassical structure was built in 1905 for John W. Donnelly, “the father of the Birmingham Library System.”
Donnelly moved to Birmingham from his native Cincinnati, Ohio after retiring from Proctor and Gamble. A much respected manufacturer, industrialist, real-estate developer, and civic leader, he is best remembered for his efforts to organize, fund and develop the Birmingham Public Library System—one of the finest in the southeast.
The Donnelly house, included in the Highland Avenue Historic District, has served as a private residence except during the 1950s, when the Birmingham Civic Ballet was located here.
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977
Ref - Historical Marker at the site
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