Gorgas House
Item
Title
Gorgas House
Transcription
[front]
Built 1829 as University dining hall
Remodeled as a residence in 1840
Occupied by Gorgas family 1879-1953
[reverse]
Preserved as memorial to:
General Josiah Gorgas (1818-1883)
Chief of Ordnance Confederacy 1861-1865
President of University 1878-1879
Mrs. Amelia Gayle Gorgas (1826-1913)
University Librarian 1879-1906
General William Crawford Gorgas (1854-1920)
Surgeon General of U.S. Army
Sanitary Engineer whose work in eliminating yellow fever assured Construction of Panama Canal
Built 1829 as University dining hall
Remodeled as a residence in 1840
Occupied by Gorgas family 1879-1953
[reverse]
Preserved as memorial to:
General Josiah Gorgas (1818-1883)
Chief of Ordnance Confederacy 1861-1865
President of University 1878-1879
Mrs. Amelia Gayle Gorgas (1826-1913)
University Librarian 1879-1906
General William Crawford Gorgas (1854-1920)
Surgeon General of U.S. Army
Sanitary Engineer whose work in eliminating yellow fever assured Construction of Panama Canal
Sponsors
Placed by the Alabama Historical Association
Date Placed
1966
Specific placement information
On Capstone Drive at Colonial Drive
Coordinates
33.212217, -87.547500
