The Vaughan-Smitherman Museum In Selma, Alabama

Eric pointed out the columns on this building from two blocks away.  We had to investigate and I had to get some pictures.  From a distance I thought this was a grand home.  Even better, this building houses the Vaughan-Smitherman Museum.  The fee for a tour is $3.00 per person.

Originally built by Selma's Masonic Lodge #27 as a school, this building served as a Confederate Hospital, the Freedman's Bureau Hospital for freed slaves, the Dallas County Courthouse, a Military School, the Vaughan Hospital before becoming a museum.







Built in 1847, The
Vaughan-Smitherman
Museum is can be
rented for events.

The entryway

The first floor is decorated
in an 1800s motif.

These are some of the historical
 documents from the 1800s
 donated by Art Lewis.

Notice of the Public
Sale of Negroes

Paper money 

from Reconstruction

The second floor is dedicated to Military History.

A Civil War regimental
battle flag

Civil War Musket

and other relics

Uniforms and medals
from Selma, Alabama
World War II veterans

The third floor honors the hospitals that provided services here and area hospitals.
This building housed the Freedman's Bureau Hospital from 1866 to 1868.
The Vaughan Hospital operated in this building from 1911 - 1960.

The typical patient's room

Meals were served on china.

The Delivery Room

This room was used for

dentistry and optometry.

Selma, Alabama has so much to offer.  A one day visit is not enough time to 

take in the many sites available to be toured.