Company store of former Montevallo Coal Mine displays pictures and artifacts of community of Aldrich, coal mine, prison, stores, churches and post office. Collection teaches history of coal mining in Alabama. Has only coal miner monument in Alabama.
University of Montevallo
Street address:
Montevallo, AL 35115
Phone:
205-665-6230
Fax:
205-665-6224
Mailing:
Public Relations Dept., Station 6230, Lyman House
Montevallo, AL 35115
Admission:
Free
University of Montevallo campus was designed by famous Olmsted Brothers, who designed New York's Central Park and Biltmore House grounds in Asheville, NC. Buildings date from 1832.
Accessibility:
Mobility Impaired (ramps, elevators, automatic doors, toilet access from front of wheelchair, support bars for toilets, wheelchair-level restroom sinks, seating areas for wheelchair users, designated parking spaces)
Hearing Impaired (visual door knock alerting devices, visual alarm smoke detectors, closed-caption TV's, assistive listening devices, captioned video/film presentations, interpreters with advance notice)
Related attractions
Adding to his famous Rajah Lodge home and gardens, 3-term congressman and coal mine owner William F. Aldrich built elaborately decorated Farrington Hall in 1908 as his personal library, office and recreational area.
Open to public. Pro shop, driving range, snack bar. Memberships and lessons available.
Quality antique furniture, glassware, collectibles, primitives, pottery, linens and much more.
Selected as Alabama’s Attraction of the Year, The American Village in Montevallo celebrates our national pride and citizenship.
Walking trail through trees, many of which have been carved with animals and faces by a local artist. Shoal Creek meanders quietly through park. Covered picnic tables, beautiful gazebo.