Heritage Village in Bloom

Japanese Magnolia provide the early February foreground of the

 James M. Calhoun Law Office in Heritage Village. The office is a replica of

 U.S. Senator and Secretary of State John C. Calhoun's law office.
James was John's nephew, and John was a powerful politician from South Carolina

 and one of "The Great Triumvirate" in the 1830s and 1840s. 

 James became a lawyer and planter in Dallas County, Alabama,

 and served in the state House of Representatives and Senate. 

 This one-room, Greek Revival structure was built in the 1830s

 and moved here from the little town of Carlowville.

The Light of the Bridge

The sky was a soft blue on a spring day when I photographed 

this light in Heritage Village.

This is the original light that stood at the Edmund Pettus Bridge from 1940 

until the 1960s. (See yesterday's post for Signs, Signs.) The light was saved

 by the Selma-Dallas County Historic Preservation Society. 

Linking to Skywatch Friday and City Daily Photo Blogs

In the Village

This black cat soaked the sunshine and enjoyed racing 

across the grass in Heritage Village recently. 

Posted at Camera Critters

Siegel's Servants Quarters

Most of the little houses like this one have long ago been torn down,

 but the Siegel's Servants Quarters has a home in Heritage Village.

 Built around 1900, the building is on the Historic Register.

 Historic Village is the project of the

 Selma-Dallas County Historic Preservation Society. 

Several small, historic structures were moved to this site. 

The village is annually featured on the Selma Pilgrimage,

 and this year will feature demonstrations of early crafts such as 

basket weaving, pottery, quilting and soap making.

 (I hear that there may be a few chickens and goats too!) 

Weekend Reflections, From the Doctor's Porch

From the McKinnon-Riggs Office in Heritage Park, Sturdivant Hall's original kitchen

  (now gift shop) is reflected through the windows of its front porch.

Heritage Village features 19th Century structures on Historic Society property

across the side street from the Sturdivant Hall Museum. Area artisans 

will demonstrate their crafts at the park during the Historic Selma Pilgrimage

March 16 and 17, 2012.  Crafts will include pottery, soap making from goat milk,

quilting and sewing with early 20th Century machines, and basket weaving.

The office was moved here from Pleasant Hill in 1981.

It was used by H.B. Boynton as a law office from 1852 until 1871,

 by Dr. Kenneth McKinnon as a doctor's office from 1871 until 1904,

by Dr. S.W. Riggs from 1905 until 1945 and by Dr. William Staggers

during the 1950s.

  Early medical equipment and supplies are exhibited inside. 

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Heritage Village, McKinnon-Riggs Doctor's Office

This 1800's structure first served as a law office in south Dallas County before becoming a doctor's office. 

It was almost torn down before its purchase and donation to the Selma-Dallas County Historic Society and was moved to Heritage Village (near Sturdivant Hall) in 1981.   

Corner of Heritage Village

Here's a view of the corner of Heritage Village at Mabry Street and McLeod Avenue.

The 19th Century structures in the background include a doctor's office, law office, tenant house and pigeoncote. The village is a project of the Selma-Dallas County Historic Preservation Society.

Directly behind the butterfly sculpture is the historic circa 1850 Gillis House.

Gathering Eggs!

Children who live in the Old Town neighborhood enjoyed "gathering eggs" last Saturday. The annual Easter Egg Hunt is held at Heritage Village, a park that features 19th Century structures amid a large grassy area. The park is located across from Sturdivant Hall Museum.

Hmmm...in the foreground I see something pink!
In the background, I see a refreshment table, and in between is a happy hunter!

Thanks to Jacque Johnson for sending this photograph.

Pilgrim's Rest

Society's Queen City Swallowtail found a shady spot to rest in the Mabry Street corner of Heritage Village.

This butterfly sculpture was painted by Candi Duncan and is sponsored by the Selma-Dallas County Historic Preservation Society.
For an inside view of the wings, click HERE.

The Historic Selma Pilgrimage & Antique Show is the Society's next big event March 20-22, and the 19th Century law and doctor's offices, servant quarters and pigeon cote are among many venues that will be open for visitors.

Click the photo to see a larger view.

McKinnon-Riggs Doctor's Office

The McKinnon-Riggs Doctor's Office is another of the 1800's buildings at Heritage Village. A museum in miniature, it features medical equipment and furniture from the days when it served Dr. Kenneth McKinnon (1852-1871), Dr. S.W. Riggs (1905-1945) and Dr. William Staggers, 1950s. The Greek Revival structure with Doric columns was moved here from Pleasant Hill in 1981. The building will be on tour next weekend during the Historic Selma Pilgrimage.

Calhoun Law Office

The James M. Calhoun Law Office in Heritage Village is a replica of U.S. Senator and Secretary of State John C. Calhoun's law office.
James was John's nephew, and John was a powerful politician from South Carolina and one of "The Great Triumvirate" in the 1830s and 1840s. James became a lawyer and planter in Dallas County, Alabama, and served in the state House of Representatives and Senate.
This one-room, Greek Revival structure was built in the 1830s and moved here from the little town of Carlowville.