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

Civil War - Barnes School
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Figh-Pickett House

Civil War - Barnes School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2021

1. Civil War - Barnes School Marker

Marker repainted a few years ago.

Inscription.
Civil War-Barnes School In April 1865, the Union Army command made this house its headquarters. Mrs. Pickett hid her silver on an inside ledge of the cupola. Later, former Confederate Generals Hood, Bragg, and Walker visited here. In 1906, Professor Elly Barnes bought the house for use as a private school for boys, which rapidly achieved fame for its quality. The Barnes School closed in 1942. In 1996, the house was rescued from demolition with the help of the Alabama Historical Commission and moved to its present location by the Montgomery County Historical Society.

Figh-Pickett House John P. Figh, a native of Maryland, built this, the oldest surviving brick dwelling in Montgomery, ca 1837, at the corner of Clayton and South Court Streets. Figh was one of the chief contractors for the construction of the Alabama State Capitol. He also served as city alderman. In 1858, Figh sold his house to Alabama's first historian, Albert James Pickett, from North Carolina. Although Pickett died just before moving into the house, his family lived here for more than 50 years.

Erected 1997 by The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Historical Preservation & Promotion Foundation & the Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This

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historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1865.

Location. 32° 22.254′ N, 86° 18.533′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of South Court Street and Mildred Street, on the right when traveling south on South Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 512 South Court Street, Montgomery AL 36104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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: House of the Mayors (about 500 feet away); Teague House (about 700 feet away); Old Ship A.M.E. Zion Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Juliette Hampton Morgan / Montgomery City-County Public Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Knox Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Montgomery: Learning From the Past / Bernard Whitehurst and the Whitehurst Case (approx. 0.2 miles away); Montgomery Racial Segregation on Buses (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lomax House, 1848 (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Rice-Semple-Haardt House (was

Figh-Pickett House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2021

2. Figh-Pickett House Marker

Marker repainted a few years ago.

about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Former Figh-Pickett House (Now the Montgomery Historical Society). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 15, 2021

3. Former Figh-Pickett House (Now the Montgomery Historical Society).

Old South Historical Society designation. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 28, 2016

4. Old South Historical Society designation.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,483 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on July 24, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 15, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on May 28, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

Civil War - Barnes School⎯⎯⎯Figh-Pickett House

Civil War - Barnes School
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Figh-Pickett House