Title: Old Alabama Town : an illustrated guide /
Authors: Neeley, Mary Ann.; Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery (Montgomery, Ala.)
Publisher: University of Alabama Press,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Old Alabama Town (Montgomery, Ala.); Historic sites Alabama Montgomery.; Montgomery (Ala.) History; Montgomery (Ala.) Social life and customs; Montgomery (Ala.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Abstract: Old Alabama Town is a visual and historical chronicle of one of the South's important architectural landmarksfour 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, a nonprofit organization developed in 1967, Old Alabama Town displays the lifestyles and environment of the time 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.
Contents: Old Alabama Town -- Ordeman-Mitchell-Shaw House -- The living block -- The working block -- Along the streets of Old Alabama Town.