Talladega College Campus in Talladega County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

The Community House

First Congregational United Church of Christ

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, March 11, 2026

1. The Community House Marker

Inscription.
In 1867, the American Missionary Association helped establish the first Talladega College. Reverend Henry E. Brown served as the first principal of the school. On May 17, 1868, Rev. Brown established the First Congregational Church with 17 members.Between 1868 and 1927, they worshipped in DeForest Chapel at Talladega College. The Trustees of the First Congregational Church of Talladega incorporated the church in 1908. In 1926, community volunteers constructed the church's first building in ten weeks. Known as the Community House, they dedicated it as the First Congregational Church of Talladega on February 27, 1927. This site is listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage

Erected by Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is February 27, 1927.

Location. 33° 26.082′ N, 86° 6.874′ W. Marker is in Talladega, Alabama, in Talladega County. It is in Talladega College Campus. It is on College Street west of Martin Luther King Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 Martin Luther King Dr, Talladega AL 35160, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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

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are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Talladega College Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); USS Talladega (APA-208) (approx. 0.7 miles away); Battle Of Talladega (approx. 0.7 miles away); Talladega Courthouse Square Historic District (approx. 0.7 miles away); Auburn University And Birmingham-Southern College Began In Talladega, 1854 (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Joiner Family (approx. one mile away); Presbyterian Home For Children (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Talladega.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, March 11, 2026

2. The Community House & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.