Enjoy the day in Wilcox County touring historic homes and buildings while celebrating Alabama’s 200th birthday!
Join us Saturday, March 23 in beautiful Camden, Alabama as we celebrate our state and county history through a tour of many of the areas most well preserved, historically significant structures. The tour will be held from 10 AM to 5 PM.
The six historic homes on tour this year include the Bell-Moore Home – RiverBend (built in the late 1840s), St. Mary’s Church – the Hamilton Home (built 1857), the Sterrett-McWilliams Home (built 1851), the Capell House at Pebble Hill (built c. 1850), the Bethea-Strother-Stewart Home – Pleasant Ridge (built c. 1844) and the Jones-McIntosh-Hicks Home (built 1869).
Also on tour will be the Old Shoe Shop Museum in downtown Camden along with the tour headquarters – the Beck-Miller Law Office (built in the late 1840s). As a special feature two buildings downtown that are being renovated will also be open so you can experience the work in progress – The Pecan on Broad (the old Williams Pecan Company building) and the Old Wilcox County Jail (built 1889).
For lunch enjoy BBQ and sides at the Dale Masonic Lodge (built 1848) prepared by local members of the lodge or a chicken salad plate by Jackson’s Chicken at the Wilcox Female Institute (built 1849) from 11 AM – 2 PM.
Tickets to the tour also include admittance to the Welcome Reception on Friday evening, March 22 at 6 PM, at the Wilcox Female Institute featuring live music from harpist Katherine Newman and a presentation from Sarah Duggan on the county’s impact on our statehood. Ms. Newman is a member of the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra and holds a Master of Music from Auburn University where she studied with the legendary Marjorie Tyre. Guest speaker Ms. Duggan is the Coordinator and Research Curator of the Classical Institute of the South, a project at The Historic New Orleans Collection that documents historic decorative arts made or used in Gulf South. Hor d’oeuvres will be served at the reception.
Tickets are on sale now. They can be bought locally at Black Belt Treasures Cultural Arts Center in Camden or at The Brittany House Antiques at Oak Hill or online at eventbrite.com. Click here for the link to order online. Tickets can be purchased the day of the tour at tour headquarters – the Beck-Miller Law Office in Camden. Ticket prices are $35 for adults, $25 for WHS members, $10 for all students and children 6 and under free. Members please note that in order to receive your $10 discount your ticket must be purchased at Black Belt Treasures.
Before beginning the tour, please remember to pick up your brochure, map and wristband. Items will be available beginning at 5:30 PM at the Wilcox Female Institute on Friday, March 22 or Saturday, March 23 beginning at 9:30 AM at the Beck-Miller Law Office.
Let us know if you have any questions! We can be reached at P O Box 464, Camden, Alabama 36726, wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com or on the Wilcox Historical Society Facebook page.
We look forward to seeing you in March!
Wilcox Historical Society 