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In the early 1890s, residents of Montevallo entered the city in a competition to be selected for the site of the Alabama Girl's Industrial School (later the University of Montevallo) a technical college for white women, raising funds to purchase land and antebellum buildings for the college they won and the college was founded in Montevallo in ...
The Downtown Montevallo Historic District in Montevallo, Alabama is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1] It included 30 contributing buildings and four non-contributing buildings. [2] It includes 555-925 Main, 710-745 Middle & 608 Valley Sts. in Montevallo.
Montevallo is in the geographic center of Alabama in an area rich with Civil War history. Many of the buildings on campus predate the founding of the college, including King House (reserved for special guests of the campus) and Reynolds Hall (used by the Theater Department and alumni relations).
The University of Montevallo Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in December 1978 and originally included 25 acres and 16 structures. These structures made up the core part of the campus and included residence halls, academic buildings, and water towers on campus.
The house was built by Edmund King, a native Virginian who arrived in Alabama in 1817. First building a log cabin, he built the house in 1823. After becoming a successful planter and businessman, he donated land for churches, roads, and schools, including for the Alabama Girls Industrial School (today known as the University of Montevallo).
The Aldrich Coal Mine Museum is a historical museum located in the former company store of Montevallo, Alabama. Aldrich was once a coal mining town, but is now a part of Montevallo. The museum contains historical photographs, artifacts, and displays from Aldrich's coal mine, churches, school, prison, stores, and post office.
Downtown Montevallo Historic District: Downtown Montevallo Historic District: April 23, 2013 : 555-925 Main, 710-745 Middle & 608 Valley Sts. Montevallo: 5: Farrington Hall: Farrington Hall: July 21, 2015
The house was built for Robert Fulton McKibbon in 1900, [2] and designed in the Queen Anne architectural style. [3] It served as a meeting place for the Montevallo Presbyterian Church, as Fulton was a staunch Presbyterian. [2]