President's Mansion

University of Alabama campus, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Photos

University of Alabama, President's House

1. Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, April 3, 1934. FRONT VIEW. - NORTH ELEVATION

Photo from the Historic American Buildings Survey

View photos at Library of Congress

Map

Coordinates:
+33.20879, -87.54639
33°12'32" N, 87°32'47" W

Quadrangle map:
Tuscaloosa

Street View

Description

Designed by Philadelphia architect William Nichols, who also designed the Tuscaloosa Capitol, this Greek Revival residence is considered one of the state's finest structures. ...This residence was designed and built as the residence of the president of the University of Alabama. Refusing to leave the property, Mrs. Garland, wife of president Landon Garland, ordered Federal troops to put out the fire they had kindled, thus saving the residence from destruction during the Civil War, when many university buildings were destroyed. -- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS AL-207)

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 14, 1972
Reference number: 72000186
Architectural style: Mid 19th Century Revival: Exotic Revival
Areas of significance: Military; Architecture
Level of significance: National
Evaluation criteria: A - Event; C - Design/Construction
Property type: Building
Historic function: Single dwelling
Current function: Single dwelling
Periods of significance: 1850-1874; 1825-1849
Significant year: 1841

Update Log

February 19, 2020: New Street View added by Michael Miller
January 9, 2012: New photos from WillyT

Sources

HABS AL-207 - University of Alabama, President's House
WillyT
Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com
National Register database - Reference number 72000186 (Search for documents)