Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Tuomey Hall

College of Arts and Sciences

— Erected: 1888, Reconstructed: 2002 —

Tuomey Hall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, March 13, 2010

1. Tuomey Hall Marker

Inscription. Designed by Montgomery architect W. A. Crossland and named for noted professor and state geologist Michael Tuomey.

Tuomey's survey resulted in the landmark 1849 geological map of Alabama and his work began the Geological Survey of Alabama.

Tuomey Hall originally housed the University of Alabama's chemistry laboratories and offices for the Geological Survey. From 1926 to 1999, it housed the University's Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program.

On April 27, 2002, rededicated as a Blount Undergraduate Initiative Academic House.

Barganier Davis Sims Architects Associated, Architect Billy E. Burnett, Inc., General Contractor.

Erected by University of Alabama.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is April 27, 2002.

Location. 33° 12.703′ N, 87° 32.704′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. It can be reached from Capstone Drive west of 6th Avenue. Building #1199, Tuomey Hall is located on the Campus of the University of Alabama. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shockly’s Escort Company Of Cavalry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); Storrs Cadet Troop (about 300 feet away); Amelia Gayle Gorgas (about 300 feet away); Smith Hall, 1908 (about 300 feet away); Rotunda Plaza (about 400 feet away); University of Alabama Civil War Memorial (about 400 feet away); The Little Round House (about 400 feet away); Oliver-Barnard Hall (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscaloosa.

Tuomey Hall (1888) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, March 13, 2010

2. Tuomey Hall (1888)

Marker located on the left side of the entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,659 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2024, by Kai NeSmith of Augusta, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.