Spring Hill College, Mobile

Name: Spring Hill College
Address: 4000 Dauphin St, Mobile, United States

#152 among attractions in Mobile

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Spring Hill College is a private, Jesuit college in Mobile, Alabama. It was founded in 1830 by Michael Portier, Bishop of Mobile. Along with being the oldest college or university in the state of Alabama, it was the first Catholic college in the South, is the fifth-oldest Catholic college in the United States, and is the third-oldest member of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1830 (194 years ago)Coordinates: 30°41'38"N, 88°8'15"W

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4000 Dauphin StCollege ParkMobile United States

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Spring Hill College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Springdale Mall, Mobile Museum of Art, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Langan Park.

1.4 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Springdale Mall, Mobile
36 min walk • Springdale Mall is a shopping center located in Mobile, Alabama, United States, directly across from Bel Air Mall. Opened in 1959 as an open-air shopping center, Springdale Mall was later redeveloped as an enclosed shopping center.
1.3 miNW
Modern art and glass exhibit
Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile
33 min walk • The Mobile Museum of Art is an art museum located in Mobile, Alabama. It features extensive art collections from the Southern United States, the Americas, Europe, and non-western art.
~1620 ftN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mobile
8 min walk • Saint Paul's Episcopal Chapel is a historic Episcopal church building in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1859 in a vernacular Gothic Revival style. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a part of the 19th Century Spring Hill Neighborhood Thematic Resource on October 18, 1984.
1.4 miNW
Park
Langan Park, Mobile
37 min walk • Langan Park, also known as Municipal Park, is a 720-acre municipal park in the Spring Hill neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama, USA. The park opened in 1957 and was named for Joseph N. Langan, a former Mobile mayor, state senator and city commissioner.
~930 ftSE
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Sodality Chapel, Mobile
5 min walk • The Sodality Chapel is a historic Roman Catholic chapel building on the campus of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1850 in a simple Greek Revival style.
0.7 miW
Colonial revival architecture
Robert L. Spotswood House, Mobile
20 min walk • The Robert L. Spotswood House, also known as the J. Clyde Glenn House, is a historic residence in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1926 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style.
0.4 miNE
Vernacular architecture
Beal–Gaillard House, Mobile
12 min walk • The Beal–Gaillard House is a historic house located at 111 Myrtlewood Lane in Mobile, Alabama. It is locally significant as an excellent example of a large country home constructed before the widespread use of highly sophisticated moldings and columnar orders.
~290 ftSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Spring Hill College Quadrangle, Mobile
2 min walk • The Spring Hill College Quadrangle is a grouping of historic structures on the campus of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The original main building was constructed in 1831 in the Greek Revival style, but burned in 1869.
0.9 miW
Vernacular architecture
Collins–Robinson House, Mobile
22 min walk • The Collins–Robinson House is a historic residence in Mobile, Alabama. It was built in 1843 in a Creole cottage style. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 18, 1984, as a part of the 19th Century Spring Hill Neighborhood Thematic Resource.
~1480 ftW
Greek Revival architecture
Stewartfield, Mobile
8 min walk • Stewartfield is a historic residence on the campus of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1849 in a Greek Revival style.
0.7 miNE
Vernacular architecture
Pfau–Crichton Cottage, Mobile
17 min walk • The Pfau–Crichton Cottage, best known as Chinaberry, is a historic cottage in Mobile, Alabama. The 1+1⁄2-story, wood-frame, Gulf Coast cottage was completed in 1862. The house was built by the Pfau family, but its best known resident was Miss Anne Randolph Crichton, known for the elaborate gardens that she developed on the property.

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Which popular attractions are close to Spring Hill College?

Nearby attractions include Spring Hill College Quadrangle, Mobile (2 min walk), Sodality Chapel, Mobile (5 min walk), Stewartfield, Mobile (8 min walk), St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mobile (8 min walk).