Battle-Friedman House, Greek Revival mansion in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The Battle-Friedman House is a residence in Tuscaloosa built with Greek Revival style, featuring symmetrical design, prominent columns, and detailed decorative moldings throughout. A central hallway divides the interior spaces and organizes the layout of the rooms.
Alfred and Millicent Battle built the house in 1835, and the Battle family lived there until 1875, when Bernard Friedman bought it. The Friedman family kept the house until Victor Hugo Friedman died in 1965 and left it to the city of Tuscaloosa. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
The house shows how prominent families lived in the 1800s, with furnishings and decorative objects that reflect their social standing. The rooms are arranged to help visitors understand the daily life of these households.
The house stands in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and is maintained by the Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society as a historic house museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Visitors see the interior and the documented antebellum garden on the grounds.
The garden is the only remaining documented antebellum garden in Alabama. It belonged to the grounds of the house built in 1835 by Alfred and Millicent Battle, and the property passed to the city of Tuscaloosa after Victor Hugo Friedman died in 1965.
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