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Conde-Charlotte Museum

Alabama · United States

8 story sections

This pass includes a one-hour guided tour. The Condé-Charlotte Museum is Mobile's oldest historic home museum, where visitors can explore how citizens lived throughout the last 300 years during each country’s reign over the bay area. The variety and authenticity of the antique furnishings in the museum house reflect Mobile’s history under five flags: French, English, Spanish, American and Confederate. In 1850 Jonathan Kirkbride and his wife, Elizabeth, renovated what is now known as the Condé-Charlotte Museum, the site of Mobile’s first courthouse and jail built 30 years earlier.

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Contents

8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines
  1. 1Conde-Charlotte Museum

    Welcome to Theater Street in the historic heart of downtown Mo-beel. I am thrilled to serve as your scholarly guide as we explore the fascinating Con-day Charlotte Museum. …

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  2. 2The Original Jail Floor and Foundations

    We begin our interior exploration by addressing the building's earliest, and perhaps most notorious, incarnation. You are currently standing in what is now arranged as the Confederate kitchen area, but I need you to look downward…

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  3. 3The British Room

    We now transition chronologically and aesthetically into the British Room. This space is meticulously curated to represent the era beginning in seventeen sixty three, the year the flag of Great Britain was raised over Mo-beel…

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  4. 4The American Federal Dining Room

    Stepping forward in time, we enter the American Federal Dining Room. This space represents the era around eighteen thirteen, a pivotal moment when Mo-beel was finally annexed into the United States without a single shot being…

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  5. 5The Confederate Parlors

    We now transition into the elaborate Confederate Parlors. These twin rooms are curated to represent the tumultuous antebellum period just prior to the American Civil War, specifically when Jonathan Kirkbride and his family…

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  6. 6The French Empire Rooms (Upstairs)

    Ascending the stairs, we now enter a fascinating space that reveals as much about the challenges of museum curation as it does about history. These upper chambers are designated as the French Rooms, meant to represent the…

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  7. 7The Spanish Courtyard

    We now step outside into the walled Spanish Courtyard. The abrupt transition from the enclosed, heavy interiors to this open, sunlit space is refreshing. …

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  8. 8Closing

    As our comprehensive tour of the Con-day Charlotte Museum draws to a close, take a final moment to reflect upon the sheer density of history contained within this single property. We have walked over the two foot thick…

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What is Conde-Charlotte Museum?

Conde-Charlotte Museum is a place in Alabama · United States with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.

Key facts
LocationAlabama · United States
TypeHeritage
Story sections8
Text languageEnglish
Coordinates30.6885, -88.0401
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Nearby places

within a 5-minute walk
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