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 Click image to enlarge. Abandoned since the 1970, this handsome two-story building was constructed as a private black school supported by the West Alabama Primitive Baptist Association. The school was the focal point of a historic African American neighborhood on the edge of the original town of Thomaston, and for decades provided the only educational opportunity for the area's black population. But despite the Institute's significance, its potential for adaptive use has gone unexplored.
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Alabama's Endangered Historic LandmarksEach year since 1994, Alabama Heritage has highlighted threatened historic sites throughout Alabama. The “Places in Peril” list has identified more than 215 imperiled historic resources throughout the state, and is compiled by the Alabama Historical Commission and the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation. The locations highlight the results of deferred maintenance, perceived obsolescence, development pressures, and lack of funding—forces that now more than ever threaten our cultural legacy. But awareness is a powerful force, too, and can cultivate a renewed determination to be responsible stewards of our heritage. For more information, visit the AHC or the ATHP websites. Alabama Heritage is proud to bring to you a selection of the places designated as perilous. Please keep your comments to information relevant to the featured place in peril. Alabama Heritage reserves the right to delete any comment that we deem inappropriate. Archives
May 2023
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