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Greenwood is one of the oldest cemeteries in Tuscaloosa County, having been laid out shortly after the first survey of the city of Tuscaloosa in 1821. In it are the graves of many of early Tuscaloosa’s most prominent citizens. Among those is Solomon Perteet, a prominent, free, black craftsman who lived in Tuscaloosa prior to the Civil War. Admission is free, sunrise to sunset
Tuscaloosa’s
first licensed black mortician built this two-story craftsman bungalow
in the early 1920s as his private residence. Materials from the old state
capitol building a few blocks away, such as bricks and window sills, were
salvaged when it burned in 1923 and used in the house’s construction.
Today, the structure operates as a museum focusing on the lifestyle of
affluent blacks during the early 1900s. The Murphy-Collins House is the
home of the Murphy-African-American Museum Hours
10 - 12 and 1 - 4 Tuesday through Friday
This beautiful neo-Gothic church was built in 1921 by Tuscaloosa’s earliest Presbyterian congregation on the site of its original 1830 building. (The congregation had been formed in 1820). The church features a surprising variety of antique European craftwork throughout. Some of the unique items include a 15th century French pulpit, 15th century German and Flemish stained glass, and 16th Century Italian baptismal font. Admission is free to the public
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Murphy-Collins
House