Old Alabama Town Carriage House - Montgomery, AL
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xptwo
N 32° 22.890 W 086° 18.194
16S E 565540 N 3582936
This carriage was owned by L. B. Whitfield, a local businessman, and dates from around the late 1890s. It is located in the Carriage House in the Living Block of Old Alabama Town in downtown Montgomery.
Waymark Code: WMK769
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2014
Views: 2
Old Alabama Town covers some four blocks in Montgomery. It is the home to restored buildings that have been moved to this location to serve as a museum of life in the 1800s in Alabama. This carriage house was one of their projects. Moved from its original site and restored in the 1980s, this carriage house reflects the Italianate style that was popular when it was built in 1855. It was a working building though, as it had room not only for the carriages but stalls for the horses and space for feed and equipment.
The following description of carriage comes from the book Old Alabama Town: An Illustrated Guide by Mary Ann Neeley (ISBN 0-8173-1179-3): "The carriage dates from the turn of the century and belonged to L. B. Whitfield, a local manufacturer of the famous Alaga syrup and Whitfield pickles." (p.37)
General information about Old Alabama Town comes from the book's back cover:
"Old Alabama Town is a visual and historical chronicle of one of the South's important architectural landmarks - four blocks of 19th-century buildings restored to their original condition, collectively forming an educational village that preserves and displays life as it was lived in Alabama from the 1830s through the 1890s. A creation of the Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery, Old Alabama Town displays the lifestyles and environment of the period through architecture, decorative arts, and living history. The "town" has been made available for students, secondary school educators for field trips, and to tourists for entertainment and family excursions.
More than 50 historic structures, all formerly in danger of demolition, have been transported from around central Alabama and restored on-site. The Living Block of the village allows visitors to explore a log cabin, dogtrot house, carriage house, "shotgun" house, pole barn, schoolhouse, tavern, grange hall, and grocery. The Working Block allows patrons to visit a blacksmith's shop, drugstore, grist mill, cotton gin, woodcrafter's shop, print shop, and cookhouse. Additional regions of the village present some of the most significant historic homes to be preserved in the state: the Cram-Lakin House, Thompson Mansion, and the Ordeman-Mitchell-Shaw House, among others."
Type and Quantity:
One carriage.
Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Admission Fee: yes
On-line Documentation: [Web Link]
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