Huntingdon College

Huntingdon College is a campus in Montgomery, Alabama featuring thirteen buildings of red brick and pale stone whose towers and pointed arches combine Tudor style with Gothic Revival elements. The grounds extend across several city blocks and include dormitories, lecture halls and a library with narrow windows and steep roofs.

The college was founded in 1854 as a women's institution in Tuskegee and moved to Montgomery in 1908, where it occupied larger grounds. In 1935 it adopted its current name and opened its doors to male students.

The name honors Selina Countess of Huntingdon, whose 18th-century Methodist movement encouraged the founding of religious educational institutions. Students today attend chapel services in a Gothic-style building that serves as the campus focal point.

The grounds can be crossed on foot, with paths between buildings running through trees and lawns. Visitors can park on public streets bordering the campus and view the architecture and green spaces from there.

The son of Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of New York's Central Park, laid out the campus parkland with curved paths and grouped trees. This design reflects early 20th-century American landscape architecture principles.

Location: Alabama

Inception: 1854

Industry: higher education

Address: 1500 East Fairview Avenue, Montgomery, AL, 36106-2148

Website: https://huntingdon.edu

GPS coordinates: 32.35000,-86.28500

Latest update: December 17, 2025 08:39