Joseph T. Smitherman Historic Building, Selma

Name: Joseph T. Smitherman Historic Building
Address: 109 Union St, Selma, 36701-5832, United States
Telephone: +1 334-874-2174

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Joseph T. Smitherman Historic Building, Selma

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The Joseph T. Smitherman Historic Building, also known by a variety of other names throughout its history, is a historic Greek Revival building in Selma, Alabama. Completed in 1847, it has served many functions in the more than 160 years of its existence. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 20, 1975, due to its architectural and historical significance. It currently houses the Vaughan-Smitherman Museum, a museum depicting Selma's history. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1847 (177 years ago)Coordinates: 32°24'19"N, 87°1'33"W

Address

109 Union StSelma 36701-5832 United States

Contact

+1 334-874-2174

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Joseph T. Smitherman Historic Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sturdivant Hall, Edmund Pettus Bridge, National Voting Rights Museum, Old Live Oak Cemetery.

0.6 miN
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Sturdivant Hall, Selma
15 min walk • Sturdivant Hall, also known as the Watts-Parkman-Gillman Home, is a historic Greek Revival mansion and house museum in Selma, Alabama, United States. Completed in 1856, it was designed by Thomas Helm Lee for Colonel Edward T. Watts.
0.5 miE
Famous landmark in civil rights history
Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma
12 min walk • The Edmund Pettus Bridge carries U.S. Route 80 Business across the Alabama River in Selma, Alabama. Built in 1940, it is named after Edmund Pettus, a former Confederate brigadier general, U.S. senator, and state-level leader of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan.
0.5 miE
Museum, History museum
National Voting Rights Museum, Selma
14 min walk • The National Voting Rights Museum and Institute, established in 1991 and opened in 1993, is an American museum in Selma, Alabama, which honors, chronicles, collects, archives, and displays the artifacts and testimony of the activists who participated in the events leading up to...
0.5 miW
Cemetery
Old Live Oak Cemetery, Selma
12 min walk • Old Live Oak Cemetery is an historic cemetery in Selma, Alabama that was founded in 1829 and expanded in 1877. The newer portion is sometimes called New Live Oak Cemetery and the cemetery is collectively known as Live Oak Cemetery.
~1930 ftNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Selma
10 min walk • St. Paul's Episcopal Church is an historic red brick Gothic Revival church located at 210 Lauderdale Street in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States.
0.8 miNE
Church
First Baptist Church, Selma
20 min walk • First Baptist Church is a historic church at 709 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street in Selma, Alabama. A historically African American Baptist church, it was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1894 and known for its association with the Civil Rights Movement.
0.7 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, Selma
19 min walk • Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church is a church at 410 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Selma, Alabama, United States.
0.7 miE
32°24'31"N • 87°0'50"W
Old Depot Museum, Selma
19 min walk • Museum, History museum
0.6 miE
32°24'28"N • 87°0'57"W
Ancient Africa Enslavement & Civil War Museum, Selma
16 min walk • Museum
~1830 ftN
Neighbourhood
Old Town Historic District, Selma
9 min walk • The Old Town Historic District is a 323-acre historic district in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. It is bounded by U.S. Route 80, Broad and Franklin streets, and Dallas and Selma avenues. The boundaries were increased on December 15, 2003.
0.6 miN
Greek Revival architecture
Wesley Plattenburg House, Selma
17 min walk • The 'Wesley Plattenburg House is a historic house in Selma, Alabama. Featuring a unique combination of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles, it was completed in 1842 for Wesley Plattenburg.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Joseph T. Smitherman Historic Building?

Nearby attractions include Old Town Historic District, Selma (9 min walk), St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Selma (10 min walk), Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma (12 min walk), Old Live Oak Cemetery, Selma (12 min walk).