713 Mabry Street, parking lot off Union Street
Friday and Saturday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Sturdivant Hall has been called “The finest Greek revival neo-classic antebellum mansion in the Southeast”. Established as a museum in 1957, it houses period antique furnishings, porcelain and doll collections, as well as an impressive collection of art by Selma native Clara Weaver Parrish.
This magnificent mansion with its six front columns, imported Italian marble and quiet Southern grace is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the epitome of the South’s golden age. The grand house personifies elegance and is an immediate indicator of the affluence of its past owners. High ceilings, elaborate moldings and a spiral stairway exemplify the classical architectural ideals. Heart pine floors, delicately detailed marble fireplaces and servant call bells are a few of the home’s interesting features.
The South is ripe with ghostly legends and Selma is no exception. At Sturdivant
Hall friendly ghosts make regular appearances, the most frequent of which is past owner John Parkman. Parkman vowed he would never leave his beloved home–many claim he has stayed true to his word. Museum staff and visitors have witnessed strange happenings at Sturdivant Hall including howling winds, sightings of an ethereal male figure, objects moving on their own, footsteps creaking upstairs, doors opening and closing without explanation. Parkman’s two little girls have been seen looking out an upstairs window. The mischievous girls have made their presence known in their bedroom too. Toys and clothes are sometimes strewn about as if children had been playing.
Just outside the back door you will find formal gardens planted with native flowers and shrubs as well as the original outbuildings that housed the kitchen and carriages.
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