The Constitution Hall Park is a historical
open-air museum in
Huntsville, Alabama, that reenacts life in 1819. The eight buildings include a law office, print shop, land surveyor's office, post office, cabinetmaker's shop and residence. It was added to the
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on October 31, 1975.
On July 5, 1819, in the vacant cabinet shop, forty-four delegates came together from the
Constitutional convention Constitutional convention may refer to:
* Constitutional convention (political custom), an informal and uncodified procedural agreement
*Constitutional convention (political meeting), a meeting of delegates to adopt a new constitution or revise an e ...
to inaugurate Alabama as the twenty-second state. The Alabama Constitution Village is part of the Earlyworks Museum Complex, along with the
Huntsville Depot
The Huntsville Depot located on the Norfolk Southern Railway line in downtown Huntsville is the oldest surviving railroad depot in Alabama and one of the oldest in the United States. Completed in 1860, the depot served as eastern division headqu ...
and EarlyWorks Children's History Museum.
Events
The Alabama Constitution Village hosts an annual Santa's Village event which was named the Alabama event of the Year in 2006. In 2004 and 2005 the event was cited as a Top 20 event by the Southeastern Tourism Society.
References
External links
Earlyworks Museum Complex
History of Huntsville, Alabama
Buildings and structures in Huntsville, Alabama
Living museums in Alabama
Museums in Huntsville, Alabama
History museums in Alabama
Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
Open-air museums in Alabama
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