The Old University of Alabama Observatory, now known as Frederick R. Maxwell Hall, was an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Although no l
The old observatory in 1936
Denny Chimes Tower
Bryce Hospital
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Bryce Hospital opened in 1861 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. It is Alabama's oldest and largest inpatient psychiatric facility. First known as the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane and lat
Old University of Alabama Observatory
…was one of seven buildings on campus that escaped being burned to the ground, although it suffered extensive damage. The lens had been sent to nearby Bryce Hospital for safekeeping, although parts of the telescope were removed by some of the troops as trophies. The other campus buildings to survive the event were…
Front of Administration Building, the first and oldest building on campus, completed in 1859.
Entrance gate to the campus, now called the Peter Bryce Preserve.
Detail of front portico on the Administration Building, now The University of Alabama Welcome Center.
A postcard depicting Bryce Hospital around the turn of the 20th century