Old Alabama Town, the South’s premier history village!

The South’s premier history village.
Old Alabama Town is a collection of authentically restored 19th and 20th century structures. A magnificent setting, it stretches along six blocks in the heart of historic downtown Montgomery, Alabama.

Step back in time and experience over 100 years of history as you embark on a journey where you will see meticulously restored and furnished buildings reflecting the lives of the people who settled and developed Central Alabama. Each building creates its own distinctive image of living and working in Alabama’s past. You will see a cross-section of the way life was from the elegant townhouse lifestyle to rural pioneer living.

Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery, a non-profit corporation develops and administers Old Alabama Town. Landmarks came into being in 1967 for the purpose of fostering, encouraging and leading the preservation movement in the area. With the purchase of the 1850s Ordeman Townhouse and its dependencies in 1968, Landmarks has acquired and restored over forty buildings and is committed to preserving the past for the good of the future. Today Old Alabama Town continues to grow and is a place where people of all ages have fun learning about history, architecture and lifestyles.

Old Alabama Town is more than just a tour… it is an experience in history.

The Lucas Tavern, ca. 1818
Lucas Tavern served as a stage stop for travelers going east and west, a place for immigrants going into the Old Southwest to stop and eat, spend the night and gain information on the state of the road ahead.
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During the month of June 2005

Summer Seminar for Teachers 2005
Monday - Friday June 06th-10th
Landmarks Foundation/Old Alabama Town will offer a weeklong history seminar for elementary and secondary classroom teachers at the Loeb Reception Center in Old Alabama Town. Using the Alabama Course of Study as a guide, retired teachers Margaret Hixon, Doris Jean Peak, and OAT Education Director, Florence Giles will conduct an in-depth study of Alabama history. The weeklong seminar will offer field trips, speakers, and hands-on activities. Teachers will receive books, educational materials, and CEUs can be earned with approval of county boards of education. Class size is limited. For information, call Florence Giles at 334-240-4517.
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Saturday Jam Sessions
Saturday, June 11th and 25th - from 9 am to 12 noon
If you like music and a good time, you’ll love Old Alabama Town’s Saturday Jam Sessions from 9 am to 12 noon on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month at the 1840s Rose House. Musicians, bring your acoustic instruments and join the fun. Free admission. Tickets to tour Old Alabama Town are available at the Reception Center.
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Sounds of Summer Concert Series Featuring Kelley Hunt
Sunday, June 12 ~ 7 pm to 9 pm
Location: South Block (in the courtyard behind Lucas Tavern)
Old Alabama Town and Alabama Jazz & Blues Federation will co-host the first Sounds of Summer Concert featuring Kelley Hunt on Sunday, June 12 from 7 pm to 9 pm.
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CMT - Country Music Television Comes to Montgomery and Old Alabama Town Sunday, June 25 ~ 12 noon
At Old Alabama Town's Rose House - 451 Columbus St.
“20 GREATEST CITY SONGS” travels to Montgomery and Old Alabama Town. This is a city song sing-along, featuring “Midnight in Montgomery” by Alan Jackson. Visitors are welcome to attend and join in the fun and perhaps appear on national television.

Coming in July 2005

July 4th Celebration
Monday, July 4th - 9 am to 2 pm
Join us at Old Alabama Town as we celebrate our nation’s independence on Monday, July 4th in the South Block, 310 N. Hull Street from 9 am to 2 pm. A special patriotic ceremony will be held at 11:30 in front of Lucas Tavern. Boy Scouts will post the colors of the flag, lead the Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem and a children's’ flag parade will follow.
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Woodcarving Show, Sale and Competition
Seminars – Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 24, 25 and 26
Show & Sale – Saturday and Sunday, August 27 & 28
This is the first Heart of Dixie Seminar, Show, Sale and Competition at Old Alabama Town, sponsored by Old Alabama Town and Old South Woodcarving Studio. The guest instructor and judge for the show is Debbe Edwards from Northeast Oklahoma.
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Woodcarving Seminar
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 24, 25, & 26
Classes will be held in the Old South Woodcarving Studio or the Molton Outbuilding in Old Alabama Town. Class is limited.
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Heart of Dixie Woodcarving Show & Sale
Saturday and Sunday, August 27 & 28
Saturday – 9 am to 4 pm; Sunday – 1 pm to 4 pm
OAT Loeb Reception Center, 301 Columbus Street
Exhibitor table fee - $45.00 (includes 6 ft. table and electricity, table skirt not provided.) Free admission to show and sale.

For information or show application
Contact Carole Jean Boyd at 334-868-9999 or
Betty Pinkston at 334-240-4617

Books Available at Old Alabama Town

The Boll Weevil Review
Essays on Central Alabama’s Past
Vol. 1, No. 1
By Mary Ann Neeley
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Old Oakwood Cemetery
A Brief History
Written by Tommy Oliver and complied by Carole King
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Old Alabama Town - An Illustrated Guide
Written by Marry Ann Neeley
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Tour Packages

Tour Old Alabama Town and Montgomery, AL with a Special B&B Package
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