Oakleigh

Oakleigh began in 1833 when James Roper built it on a Spanish land grant, naming it for the magnificent oaks around it. The T-shaped dwelling, with elegant parlors and a curved outside stairway leading from the brick terrace to the front gallery, was well suited to a semitropical climate. Many famous visitors, including President James Garfield, were entertained there. It was included in the Historic American Building Survey and the National Register of Historic Places. The City of Mobile acquired it in 1955, and it is now operated as a museum by the Historic Mobile Preservation Society, reflecting antebellum life in the city.

Mobile, Alabama · United States