The Strode Mansion is the former residence of
Hudson Strode.
The residence includes the main house, a small caretaker's cabin, and a separate writing studio, as well as of woodland. The Strodes bequeathed their residence to the
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, or Bama) is a Public university, public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and la ...
's Department of English. The property is located at 49 Cherokee Road,
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa ( ) is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama, United States, on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal and Piedmont plains meet. Alabama's fifth-largest city, it had an estimated population of 1 ...
.
The home was designated a historic landmark by the Alabama Historical Association in 1987.
These days, it is usually occupied by the director of the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies. In the past, it was assigned to notable visiting faculty.
The caretaker's cabin ("Strode's Cabin") is occupied by a student from the university's
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.)
is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admini ...
program.
Notable occupants
One notable occupant was writer and teacher
Richard Yates, a chain-smoker notorious for the way he "trashed the Strode House" with his four-pack a day habit.
References
External links
Alabama's Literary Landscape: Hudson Strode
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Houses in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
University of Alabama buildings