Battle-Friedman House
Also known as: Friedman Civic & Cultural Center, Battle House, Friedman Home1010 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa, Alabama
An antebellum town home located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Map
Coordinates:
+33.20462, -87.5662233°12'17" N, 87°33'58" W
Quadrangle map:Tuscaloosa
Description
The Battle Friedman House (also known as Battle House or Friedman Home) is an antebellum town home located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The house was built in 1835 by Alfred Battle and his wife, Millicent Battle. The house's grounds include the only remaining documented antebellum garden in the state, the house itself is noted for its vernacular use of monumental boxed columns. The Battle family lived in the house until 1875, when the home was purchased by Bernard Friedman. The Friedman family continued to reside in the house until Victor Hugo Friedman died in 1965, leaving the house to the city of Tuscaloosa. The Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society currently maintains the house as a historic house museum. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 14, 1972
- Reference number
- 72000184
- Architectural style
- Federal
- Area of significance
- Architecture
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Single dwelling
- Period of significance
- 1825-1849
- Significant year
- 1835
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 2
Update Log
- February 19, 2020: New Street View added by Michael Miller
- January 9, 2012: New photos from WillyT
- May 27, 2011: Updated by WillyT: Added description