Gorgas House

Street address: 

Univ. of AL, 810 Capstone Dr.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

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Phone: 
205-348-5906
Fax: 
205-348-9292
Schedule: 
Open Tu–F 10–4, Sat. by appt.
Mailing: 

Box 870340
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0340

Admission: 
Admission charged

Built 1829; oldest building on campus. Occupied by Gorgas family members 1879–1953. One of 4 buildings to survive Civil War. Now a house museum with 19th-century furnishings.

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