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Embark on a journey through time.
Explore the cultural wonders of Stillman's past,
while visiting where it all began.
Call Us Today: 205-565-8313
Embark on a journey through time.
Explore the cultural wonders of Stillman's past,
while visiting where it all began.
Call Us Today: 205-565-8313
Continuing on with the preservation of the Legacy of Stillman's Heritage!
These are the Fire Starters, who reignited the fire for the Historic Stillman Houses' existence today!
The Heritage of those who dwelt at the Historical Stillman House.
The Historic Stillman House is open to the public.
For more information on planning a visit to the Historic Stillman House, please contact The Historic Stillman House's local contact: Consuela Matthews. Or schedule an appointment on our appointment calendar below.
Stillman, authorized by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States in 1875, held its first classes of six students in the Fall of 1876 and was chartered as a legal corporation by the State of Alabama in 1895. At the time, the name was changed from Tuscaloosa Institute to Stillman Institute. The institute was a concept initiated by Dr. Charles Allen Stillman, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Tuscaloosa.
The following are significant dates in the College’s history: 1881 – Tuscaloosa Institute purchased and built a home at 1008 21st Avenue, now the site of the Stillman Heritage House.
As the institute’s campus expanded, so did its offerings and its student body. An academic department--the beginning of what would develop into a standard high school--had been added in 1893 to supplement the seminary program, and in 1899 Stillman added additional courses and opened its doors to female day students. Not until 1922, however, would the school become officially co-educational. In that year, a women’s dormitory was erected on campus and named in honor of Hallie Paxon Winsborough, a central figure in the Presbyterian movement to provide training for young black women. In the decade that followed, a junior college was added to the high school operation (1927) and a nursing school was established (1929).
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Saving souls and mending bodies were important goals for early educators and students at Tuscaloosa’s Stillman College, founded in 1876. Established by the Southern Presbyterian Church to provide a “Christian education of practical value” and train young black men for the ministry, the school has played an important role in the education of African Americans in Alabama for more than one hundred years. Three buildings in particular serve as reminders of the college’s rich heritage: Winsborough Hall and Emily Estes Snedecor Hall, both on the Stillman campus, and Stillman House on Twenty-first Avenue in Tuscaloosa.
It is very important that we not forget the reason that The Stillman House was built.
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet the goals and that fund our mission to maintain the preservation of The Historic Stillman House.
