Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens facts for kids

Arlington
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Arlington in 1993
Location in Birmingham, Alabama Show map of Birmingham, Alabama Location in Alabama Show map of Alabama Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	331 Cotton Ave., SW, Birmingham, Alabama
Built	1845–50
Architect	Stephen Hall; William Mudd
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.	70000103
Added to NRHP	December 2, 1970

Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens, or Arlington Historic House, is a former plantation house and 6 acres (24,000 m²) of landscaped gardens near downtown Birmingham, Alabama. The two-story frame structure was built between 1845–50 and features antebellum-era Greek Revival architecture. The house serves as a decorative arts museum, featuring a collection of 19th-century furniture, textiles, silver, and paintings. The garden features a restored garden room that is used for special events. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1970, as Arlington, and has also been known as the Mudd-Munger House.

History

Built between 1845 and 1850 by William S. Mudd in Elyton, the second county seat of Jefferson County, Birmingham, a city that Mudd helped to establish, eventually grew to encompass the former site of Elyton. Arlington is one of the only surviving structures from the time of Elyton and is Birmingham's only antebellum mansion. Arlington was used by Union troops while planning the burning of the University of Alabama.

The ashes of former Birmingham mayor George G. Siebels, Jr. are interred at Arlington.