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St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church (Huntsville, Alabama)

St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church is a historic church in Huntsville, Alabama and is the oldest Catholic church in North Alabama. It began construction in 1861 but was interrupted by the Civil War. The church was completed in 1877. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Description St. Mary Church was built of limestone in a Romanesque Revival style. The façade is framed by two hexagonal towers; the spire of the north tower houses the bell, and is raised six feet (1.8 meters) above the south tower. The large central double entrance doors and smaller flanking doors are topped by an arched wooden infill panel. All openings on the façade are topped with projecting round stone arches, with the keystones and imposts projecting further. A stone belt course runs half-way up the front. Pilasters climb between the central and side doors and terminate about 5 feet (1.5 m) above the gable roof in a shallow gable wall. Crosses adorn this wall and the two towers. A semi-hexagonal apse is a later addition to the rear of the building. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. References Further reading Tumminello, Pat (2012). A Mighty Fortress of Faith : A History of St. Mary of the Visitation Church 1861-2011. Specialty Publishing and Printing Co. pp. x, 460. ISBN 9780615530611. External links Official website Media related to St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church (Huntsville, Alabama) at Wikimedia Commons
Église Sainte-Marie-de-la-Visitation de Huntsville

L'église Sainte-Marie-de-la-Visitation de Huntsville est une église catholique située à Huntsville, en Alabama. Il s'agit de la plus ancienne église catholique d'Alabama du Nord (en). Sa construction débute en 1861, mais est interrompue durant la guerre de Sécession puis achevée en 1877. L'église est protégée au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis le 22 septembre 1980. Description L'église Sainte-Marie-de-la-Visitation est construite en calcaire dans un style néo-roman. La façade est encadrée par deux tours hexagonales. La flèche de la tour nord, qui s'élève à 1,8 m au-dessus de la tour sud, abrite la cloche. Le portail double principal et les deux petits portails à ses côtés sont surmontés d'un panneau voûté en bois rempli. Toutes les ouvertures de la façade sont surmontées d'arcs saillants en pierre, dont les clés de voûte et les impostes ressortent encore davantage. Une corniche en pierre ressort à mi-hauteur de la façade. Deux pilastres s'élèvent entre le portail central et les portails secondaires jusqu'à 1,5 m au-dessus du toit à deux pans, à partir duquel ils forment un fin mur en continuité avec la partie centrale de la façade. Des croix sont représentées sur ce mur, ainsi que sur les deux tours. L'abside a été ajoutée après la construction de l'édifice. Patrick McCauley (arz), rédacteur du Huntsville Times de 1966 à 1994, est un ancien président du conseil de l'église. Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church (Huntsville, Alabama) » (voir la liste des auteurs). Bibliographie (en) Pat Tumminello, A Mighty Fortress of Faith : A History of St. Mary of the Visitation Church 1861-2011, Specialty Publishing and Printing Co, 2012, 460 p. (ISBN 978-0-615-53061-1, présentation en ligne). Voir aussi Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : Registre national des lieux historiques (en) Site officiel Portail de l’architecture chrétienne Portail du catholicisme Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail de l’Alabama
Urquhart House

The Urquhart House (pronounced Er- Kit) is a historic residence in Huntsville, Alabama. The property was acquired by Allen Urquhart in 1813, and the house was built soon after. The dogtrot house was built in several phases, with the eastern "pen" being the original section. It was originally built as a one-room log house with a 7-foot (2.1-meter) ceiling. The house was extensively modified around 1835; the ceiling was raised to 9 feet 2 inches (2.79 m), and many Federal-period details were added, including beaded chair rails and baseboards, an elaborate mantle, and lath and plastered walls. The second floor and western pen may have been added at this time; most of the original details were removed from the western pen in the early 20th century, making it difficult to date its construction. When it was completed, the house's dogtrot form was established, including loft rooms over both pens and the breezeway. An addition was made in the 1860s or 1870s to the rear of the western pen which features a Greek Revival mantle. In circa 1915–1930, a kitchen was added to the rear of this room, and an enclosed porch was built in the ell along the rear of the house. A front porch was added in the middle of the 20th century. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It was included on the Alabama Historical Commission's Places In Peril list for 2013; after years of neglect, the building is nearing collapse. References
National Voting Rights Museum

The National Voting Rights Museum and Institute, established in 1991 and opened in 1993, is an American museum in Selma, Alabama, which honors, chronicles, collects, archives, and displays the artifacts and testimony of the activists who participated in the events leading up to and including the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, and passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, as well as those who worked for the African-American Voting Rights and Women's Suffrage movements. As the museum describes in its mission statement, it recognizes other people, events, and actions which furthered America's Right to Vote since "the Founding Fathers first planted the seeds of democracy in 1776." The museum was founded by Faya Ora Rose Touré and Marie Foster. It is located near the Edmund Pettus Bridge. On this bridge on March 7, 1965, voting rights marchers who left the city for a planned walk to Montgomery were beaten and clubbed by Dallas County posse and Alabama State Troopers, in what became known as "Bloody Sunday". They had passed into the county on a planned walk of 54 miles to Montgomery, Alabama's state capital. This treatment was nationally televised and covered by major media, arousing national outrage. After gaining federal protection from President Lyndon B. Johnson and a federal court order protecting their right to march, thousands of people left Selma on March 21, reaching Montgomery several days later. By then, they had been joined by thousands more, black and white, and 25,000 marchers entered the state capital to press for protection of constitutional voting rights. Later that summer the Voting Rights Act of 1965, introduced by the Johnson administration, was passed by Congress and signed by the president. Exhibits The museum's several rooms and exhibit areas include the "Footprints to Freedom" room, which features molded cast-footprints of some of the activists who participated in the Selma to Montgomery marches; a "Women's Suffrage Room", honoring the contributions of African-American and other women who secured women's voting rights in the U.S.; the "Selma Room", also known as the "Marie Foster" room, where voting records, clothes worn by people beaten during the march, and other artifacts of these social movements are displayed; and a room where people who participated in the 1960s marches can leave personal messages and chronicle their memories. The museum also features a large blow-up of a portion of an iconic photograph taken on the Selma to Montgomery march by Look magazine photographer James Karales. See also Dr. Martin Luther King's 1957 Give Us the Ballot speech Voting rights in the United States Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Civil rights movement in popular culture National Civil Rights Museum Woman Suffrage Procession Declaration of Sentiments Seneca Falls Convention Women's suffrage in the United States References External links National Voting Rights Museum website National Voting Rights Museum and Institute on Google Cultural Institute
Museo e Instituto Nacional del Derecho al Voto

El Museo e Instituto Nacional del Derecho al Voto, establecido en 1991 e inaugurado en 1993, es un museo estadounidense en Selma, Alabama, que honra, narra, recopila, archiva y exhibe los artefactos y el testimonio de los activistas que participaron en los eventos previos hasta e incluyendo las marchas de Selma a Montgomery de 1965, y la aprobación de la Ley de derecho de voto de 1965, así como aquellos que trabajaron para los movimientos Afroamericanos por el Derecho al Voto y el Sufragio de la Mujer. Como el museo describe en su declaración de misión, reconoce a otras personas, eventos y acciones que promovieron el derecho al voto en Estados Unidos desde que «los Padres Fundadores plantaron las semillas de la democracia en 1776».​​​ El museo fue fundado por Faya Ora Rose Touré y Marie Foster.​​ Se encuentra cerca del puente Edmund Pettus. Historia En el puente Edmund Pettus, el 7 de marzo de 1965, los manifestantes por el derecho al voto, que salieron de la ciudad de Selma para una caminata planificada a Montgomery, fueron golpeados y apaleados por la pandilla del condado de Dallas y los policías estatales de Alabama, en lo que se conoció como "Domingo Sangriento". Habían pasado al condado en una caminata planificada de 54 millas hasta Montgomery, la capital del estado de Alabama. Este trato fue televisado a nivel nacional y cubierto por los principales medios de comunicación, lo que generó indignación nacional. Después de obtener la protección federal del presidente Lyndon B. Johnson y una orden judicial federal que protegía su derecho a marchar, miles de personas abandonaron Selma el 21 de marzo y llegaron a Montgomery varios días después. Para entonces, se les habían unido miles más, negros y blancos, y 25 000 manifestantes ingresaron a la capital del estado para presionar por la protección de los derechos constitucionales al voto. Más tarde ese verano, el Congreso aprobó y firmó la Ley de Derechos Electorales de 1965, introducida por la administración Johnson. Exhibiciones Las varias salas y áreas de exhibición del museo incluyen la sala "Footprints to Freedom", que presenta huellas moldeadas de algunos de los activistas que participaron en las marchas de Selma a Montgomery; una "Sala de sufragio femenino", en honor a las contribuciones de mujeres afroamericanas y otras mujeres que aseguraron el derecho al voto de las mujeres en los Estados Unidos; la "Sala Selma", también conocida como la sala "Marie Foster", donde se exhiben los registros de votación, la ropa usada por las personas golpeadas durante la marcha y otros artefactos de estos movimientos sociales; y una sala donde las personas que participaron en las marchas de la década de 1960 pueden dejar mensajes personales y relatar sus recuerdos.​ El museo también presenta una gran ampliación de una parte de una fotografía icónica tomada en la marcha de Selma a Montgomery por el fotógrafo de la revista Look, James Karales. Referencias Enlaces externos Sitio web del Museo Nacional del Derecho al Voto Museo e Instituto Nacional de Derechos Electorales en Google Cultural Institute
Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station

The Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station (also known as the Ruth Cross Memorial Chapel) are historic structures in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. The buildings were listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1988 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. History The chapel, comfort station, and cemetery gates were built in 1935 by workers from the Works Progress Administration, and designed by local architect Paul W. Hofferbert, who also designed the Legion Park Bowl. The chapel is designed in Gothic Revival style, with a steeply pitched gable with three lancet arched windows and a square tower with lancet arch opening for the entrance. The front gate columns and wall are connected to a hipped roof comfort building, which originally housed restrooms, but is now used for storage. All three are constructed of rough-cut sandstone blocks quarried from nearby Lookout Mountain. References
Capilla del Cementerio Forrest y Estación Comfort

La Capilla del Cementerio Forrest y Estación Comfort (también conocida como la Capilla Conmemorativa de Ruth Cross) son estructuras históricas ubicadas en Gadsden, Alabama, Estados Unidos.​ Historia La capilla, la estación de descanso y las puertas del cementerio fueron construidas en 1935 por trabajadores de la Works Progress Administration y diseñadas por el arquitecto local, Paul W. Hofferbert, quien también diseñó el Legion Park Bowl. Los edificios se incluyeron en el Registro de Monumentos y Patrimonio de Alabama en 1988 y en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en 1992.​ Descripción La capilla está diseñada en estilo neogótico, con un frontón inclinado con tres ventanas de arco ojival y una torre cuadrada con arco ojival que se abre para la entrada. Las columnas y la pared de la puerta delantera están conectadas a un edificio de confort con techo a dos aguas, que originalmente albergaba baños, pero ahora se usa para almacenamiento. Los tres están construidos con bloques de arenisca cortados en bruto, extraídos de la cercana montaña Lookout.​ Referencias Enlaces externos
University of Alabama in Huntsville

Die University of Alabama in Huntsville (auch UAH genannt) ist eine staatliche Universität in Huntsville im US-Bundesstaat Alabama. Sie wurde 1950 gegründet und ist Teil des University of Alabama Systems. Die Hochschule ist besonders bekannt für ihre Forschung und Lehre in den Bereichen Astrophysik und Atmosphäre. Zahlen zu den Studierenden Im Herbst 2020 waren 9.999 Studierende an der UAH eingeschrieben. Davon strebten 8.027 (80,3 %) ihren ersten Studienabschluss an, sie waren also undergraduates. Von diesen waren 41 % weiblich und 59 % männlich; 4 % bezeichneten sich als asiatisch, 9 % als schwarz/afroamerikanisch, 6 % als Hispanic/Latino und 71 % als weiß. 1.972 (19,7 %) arbeiteten auf einen weiteren Abschluss hin, sie waren graduates. 2011 waren es 7.629 Studierende gewesen. Geschichte Die Hochschule entstand 1950, zunächst als Teil der University of Alabama, und erlangte 1969 einen autonomen Status. Die UAH ist eine sogenannte Space Grant University, sie profitierte also von der 1988 beschlossenen Förderung der Raumfahrt. Dazu arbeitet die UHA mit dem ebenfalls in Huntsville angesiedelten Marshall Space Flight Center zusammen. Präsidenten Die Präsidenten der Hochschule waren Benjamin Graves (1970–1978), John C. Wright (1978–1988), Louis Padulo (1988–1990), Joseph C. Moquin (Interim 1990–1991), Frank Franz (1991–2007), David B. Williams (2007–2011), Dr. Malcolm Portera (Interim 2011–2011), Robert A. Altenkirch (2011–2019), Darren Dawson (2019–2021) und Charles L. Karr (ab 2021). Amoklauf im Februar 2010 Am 12. Februar 2010 um 16:00 Uhr CST eröffnete die Dozentin Dr. Amy Bishop während eines Treffens des Fachbereichs Biologie im Shelby Center for Science and Technology das Feuer auf ihre Kollegen. Die Fakultätsangehörigen Gopi K. Podila, Maria Ragland Davis und Adriel Johnson wurden getötet, drei weitere Personen verletzt. Sport Die Sportteams der UAH sind die Chargers. Die Hochschule ist Mitglied der Gulf South Conference (East Division). Das Eishockeyteam spielte bis 2021 in der Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Weblinks University of Alabama in Huntsville Einzelnachweise
Université de l'Alabama à Huntsville

L'université de l'Alabama à Huntsville (UAH) est une université américaine, située à Huntsville, Alabama. Le 12 février 2010, Amy Bishop, une professeur de biologie ouvre le feu pendant une réunion au Shelby Center après avoir appris qu'elle ne serait pas titularisée. La fusillade fait trois morts et trois blessés graves parmi le corps enseignant. Anciens étudiants Nancy Jan Davis, étudiante en 1983-1985, astronaute américaine. Marta Grande, étudiante en 2009, femme politique et députée italienne. Josh Magette, étudiant en 2012, basketteur américain. Toyin Ojih Odutola, étudiante en 2008, artiste nigériane-américaine. Jared Ross, étudiant en 2005, joueur professionnel américain de hockey sur glace. Cameron Talbot, étudiant en 2010, joueur professionnel canadien de hockey sur glace. Destin Sandlin, étudiant en 2003, ingénieur et vulgarisateur scientifique sur Youtube. Liens externes (en) Site officiel Notes et références Portail des universités américaines Portail de l’Alabama
Університет Алабами в Гантсвіллі

Університет Алабами в Гантсвіллі (англ. The University of Alabama in Huntsville, абревіатура UAH) — громадський університет штату Амабами, що знаходиться в місті Гантсвілл. Університет акредитований Південною асоціацією коледжів та шкіл на навчання за ступенями бакалавра, магістра та доктора. Складається з восьми коледжів. Кількість студентів становить близько 8500. UAH один з трьох незалежних університетів Системи університетів Алабами. Примітки Посилання Офіційний вебсайт університету(англ.)
Athens Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District

The Athens Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Athens, Alabama. Athens was founded in 1818 when Robert Beaty and John D. Carroll began selling tracts of land. The following year, the town was chosen as the county seat of the newly formed Limestone County. Commercial development around the courthouse square was swift, aided by the strong cotton market. The town and courthouse suffered heavy damage during the Civil War in the Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle. Athens' revival was slowed by major fires in 1882, 1894, and 1897, as well as the Panic of 1893. Redevelopment was spurred again in the 1910s and 1920s by a diversified economy with increased manufacturing, and in the 1930s by electricity provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Notable buildings in the district are the Limestone County Courthouse, built in 1919 in Neoclassical style with Palladian influences. The Old Post Office building was completed in 1933. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 and the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 2012. References
Blackburn House (Athens, Alabama)

The Blackburn House (also known as the Blackburn-Mastich House) is a historic residence near Athens, Alabama. The house was built around 1873. It is a one-and-a-half-story Saltbox-style house with an Italianate portico. The portico has four chamfered edge columns supporting a hipped roof. The portico is flanked by two-over-two sash windows on each floor; the same windows are used on the sides on the first floor and for the front rooms on the second floor. Small casement windows are found above the portico and in the attic areas on the rear sides of the house. The house has a center-hall plan with four rooms on the ground floor and two on the upper floor. Since restoration in the early 1980s, the house has served as an antique store. The house was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1983 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. References
Robert Donnell House

The Robert Donnell House (also known as the City Superintendent's House) is a historic house located at 601 South Clinton Street in Athens, Alabama. Description and history The house was built in 1840 by Robert Donnell, a minister who had come to Athens in the 1820s to establish a Presbyterian church. After his death in 1855, the house passed to his son, James. It was purchased in 1869 by Joshua P. Coman in order to establish the Athens Male College, beginning the house's association with education. In 1879, it was purchased by the city and became part of the public school campus, and sold ten years later to the North Alabama Experiment Station and Agricultural School. The house returned to city ownership in 1936, and is today part of the campus of Athens Elementary School (formerly Athens Middle School). The house is a two-story frame structure clad in clapboard. A double-height portico with paired square columns covers the entry. The main block has a center-hall plan, with a two-story, gable roofed wing off the rear. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 1973. References External links Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-367, "Father Robert Donnell House, 601 South Clinton Street, Athens, Limestone County, AL", 8 photos
George S. Houston Historic District

The George S. Houston Historic District is a historic district in Athens, Alabama. The district lies to the west and north of the public square, and features homes of some of the town's most prominent residents. Development began in the district soon after the town was founded in 1818; there are five homes remaining from the antebellum period. The district saw moderate growth between the Civil War and the early 1900s, most of which are Queen Anne and Victorian styles. The majority of houses in the district were constructed between 1908 and 1939. As the need for housing in the town grew, larger antebellum lots were subdivided and new construction was added. Larger houses tended to be American Foursquares, while middle-class houses were bungalows and cottages, some with Tudor Revival and Colonial Revival details. The district is entirely residential, with the exception of the First Methodist Church, built in 1925 in Neoclassical style; 400 North Jefferson was built in 1935 as a hospital, but later converted to apartments. Other notable properties in the district include the George S. Houston House, which was converted into a public library. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. References
Oak Place (Huntsville, Alabama)

Oak Place (also known as the Steele-Fowler House) is a historic residence in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built by renowned Huntsville architect George Steele in 1840 on 320 acres (130 ha). Steele designed a number of buildings across the South, including the First National Bank building in Huntsville, and the second Madison County Courthouse, which stood from 1840 until 1914. Similar to many of his buildings, Steele designed the Oak Place house in a Greek Revival style, although much more restrained in detail. The house has a low hipped roof, and is three stories, although it appears as two stories with a basement due to its unusual interior layout. The façade has three steps leading to a one-story, flat-roofed portico supported by two square Doric columns on the corners and two fluted Doric columns in the middle. The entablature is the most decorated part of the house, although it is limited to groups of vertical strakes. Windows flanking the portico are six-over-nine sashes surrounded by square pilasters and Doric capitals with plain entablature and cornice. The interior layout was different than the standard home of the day. It features a central entrance hall, with a large ballroom with 14-foot (4.2-m) ceilings to one side, and two smaller rooms several steps above on the other. In the basement below the two smaller rooms is a dining room, taking advantage of the higher ceiling. There are four bedrooms on the second floor. Like the exterior, the interior was restrained. Many details were lost when it was converted from a house to a church school building by the East Huntsville Baptist Church. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. References
Old Florence Water Tower

The Old Florence Water Tower is a historic water tower in Florence, Alabama. It was built in 1889 by the Jeter and Boardman Gas and Water Association to increase water capacity in the town, which was undergoing a boom in population. The tower has a masonry base that is 70 feet (21 m) high, 30 feet (9.1 m) in diameter, with supports tapering from 10 to 5 feet (3.0 to 1.5 m) thick. The wrought iron tank is 40 feet (12 m) in diameter, and is composed of six 5 feet (1.5 m) bands, giving a capacity of 282,000 US gallons (1,070,000 L; 235,000 imp gal). It was replaced with a new tower in 1935. The tower was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1979 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. References