National Historic Landmark · Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Foster Auditorium, The University of Alabama

Multipurpose facility at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Built 1939. Added to the National Register in 2005, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1939Listed 2005Neoclassical architecture
Foster Auditorium (with moon)Foster Auditorium ColumnsFoster Auditorium Malone Hood Plaza University of AlabamaFoster Auditorium
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Foster Auditorium

Foster Auditorium is a multi-purpose facility at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It was built in 1939 as a Works Progress Administration project and has been used for Alabama basketball, women's sports, graduations, lectures, concerts, and other large gatherings, including registration. Its status as the largest indoor building on campus came to an end in 1968 with the opening of the Memorial Coliseum. The building housed the Department of Kinesiology until 2006. In April 2009, the University announced a major renovation for the auditorium. After the renovation, the Crimson Tide women's basketball and volleyball programs moved back to Foster Auditorium, their original home.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressSixth Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL
CountyTuscaloosa County
ListedApr 5, 2005
Reference number05000457
Built1939
Type of placebuilding
StyleNeoclassical architecture
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressSixth Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL
Coordinates33.20772, -87.54391 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitBirmingham Civil Rights National Monument · 47 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyDeerlick Creek 7 mi · Rocky Branch Day Use Park 9 mi · Burchfield Branch Park 19 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 05000457. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.