President's Mansion - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
N 33° 12.570 W 087° 32.774
16S E 449093 N 3674645
This is home to the President of the University of Alabama.
Waymark Code: WM3K87
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 04/14/2008
Views: 92
In 1838 the University of Alabama Board of Trustees appropriated funds for a more suitable residence for the University's new president, Basil Manly. The mansion was built between 1839 and 1841 from plans provided by Michael Barry, who served as architect and building superintendent for the project. Although Manly, the mansion's first occupant, was a very popular president, the legislature regarded the structure as unnecessarily lavish. According to tradition, Louisa Frances Garland, wife of president Landon C. Garland, valiantly saved the stately residence from destruction when Union troops destroyed the campus in April 4, 1865. The mansion, which has undergone a number of restorations, assumed its predominately white appearance in 1908. The Presidents Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Source/Credit: The University of Alabama
Street address:
University Blvd
Tuscaloosa, Al United States
35401
County / Borough / Parish: Tuscaloosa
Year listed: 1972
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture, Engineering
Periods of significance: 1825 - 1874
Historic function: Domestic Dwelling
Current function: Domestic Dwelling
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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