Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
The Little Round House
Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, February 19, 2011
1. The Little Round House Marker
Inscription.
The Little Round House. . Constructed as a guard house for the Alabama Corps of Cadets during the early 1860's, the Little Round House provided shelter from inclement weather for cadets on sentry duty. Until 1865, it also housed the University Drum Corps, which was composed of rented slaves. One of the few University buildings not destroyed by Union forces when the campus was burned in 1865, this building became the office of the University surgeon in 1871, and was used later by non-military students as a residence. In 1888, the building became a storage area for University records and in 1933 the Jasons, a men's honor society, was permitted to use it as headquarters. In 1990, the building was converted into a memorial for all honor societies of the University.
Constructed as a guard house for the Alabama Corps of Cadets during the early 1860's, the Little Round House provided shelter from inclement weather for cadets on sentry duty. Until 1865, it also housed the University Drum Corps, which was composed of rented slaves. One of the few University buildings not destroyed by Union forces when the campus was burned in 1865, this building became the office of the University surgeon in 1871, and was used later by non-military students as a residence. In 1888, the building became a storage area for University records and in 1933 the Jasons, a men's honor society, was permitted to use it as headquarters. In 1990, the building was converted into a memorial for all honor societies of the University.
Location. 33° 12.714′ N, 87° 32.79′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. It is on Capstone Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 711 Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa AL 35487, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
More about this marker. The Little Round House and marker are located next to on the west side of the Gorgas Library on the campus of the University of Alabama.
Additional keywords. University of Alabama
Photographed by Tim Carr, November 17, 2008
2. The Little Round House & Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,968 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on February 21, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 2. submitted on December 11, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
