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Aldridge Botanical Gardens. Coordinates: 33.386670°N 86.792067°W. Lake in Aldridge Botanical Gardens. Aldridge Gardens is a 30-acre (121,000 m 2) garden, prominently featuring hydrangeas, located on the former Aldridge Estate in Hoover, Alabama, United States. [ 1][ 2] Local nurseryman Eddie Aldridge purchased the property from the Coxe ...
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens is 67.5-acre (27.3 ha) of botanical gardens located adjacent to Lane Park at the southern foot of Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama. The gardens are home to over 12,000 different types of plants, 25 unique gardens, more than 30 works of original outdoor sculpture, and several miles of walking paths. [ 2 ]
Bellingrath Gardens and Home [6] 1932 65 acres (26 ha) Fee charged Bellingrath-Morse Foundation Theodore: Birmingham Botanical Gardens [7] 1963 67.5 acres (27.3 ha) Free City of Birmingham/ Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens Birmingham
70000103 [1] Added to NRHP. December 2, 1970. Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens, or Arlington Historic House, is a former plantation and 6 acres (24,000 m 2) of landscaped gardens near downtown Birmingham, Alabama. The two-story frame structure was built by enslaved people between 1845–50. Its style is antebellum -era Greek Revival ...
Designated NHL. May 29, 1981 [ 2] Sloss Furnaces is a National Historic Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States. It operated as a pig iron -producing blast furnace from 1882 to 1971. After closing, it became one of the first industrial sites (and the only blast furnace) in the U.S. to be preserved and restored for public use.
Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve is a 1,038 acres (4.20 km 2) nature preserve located in the eastern portion of Jefferson County, Alabama, in the City of Birmingham's historic South East Lake neighborhood. The preserve includes a visitor center containing native Alabama animals including raptors, snakes, turtles, and owls.
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A.G. Gaston Motel. A.G. Gaston Motel in 2010. Photos by Carol M. Highsmith. The A.G. Gaston Motel is a historic building and former motel in Birmingham, Alabama. [1] [2] In 1963 during the Civil Rights movement, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference used a room in the hotel as their headquarters, which was later bombed by terrorists.