Title: Jemison Van de Graaff Mansion in Downtown - Tours and Activities | Expedia.ca [Jemison Van de Graaff Mansion Hotels](https://expedia.ca/Jemison-Van-De-Graaff-Mansion-Hotels.0-l553248634340967233-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels)[Jemison Van de Graaff Mansion Car Rentals](https://expedia.ca/Car-Rentals-In-Jemison-Van-De-Graaff-Mansion.d553248634340967233.Car-Rental-Guide)[Downtown Vacations](https://expedia.ca/Downtown.d903745925896433664.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Jemison Van de Graaff Mansion Tours and Activities ![Jemison Van de Graaff Mansion which includes heritage architecture and a house](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248634340967233/8b912feb-4cbc-4141-b853-1f02dc165cad.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Jemison Van de Graaff Mansion which includes heritage architecture and a house](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248634340967233/8b912feb-4cbc-4141-b853-1f02dc165cad.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Jemison Van de Graaff Mansion Activities --- --- #### Visit this historic Tuscaloosa house to admire its Italianate architecture and learn about the life of a well-known businessman and politician. The Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion is an historic and pioneering 19th-century house. Visit the house to admire its elegant and well-preserved architecture, to discover artifacts relating to its residents and learn about Tuscaloosa’s prosperity during the 1800s. Built in the mid-1800s as a town house for local senator and businessman Robert Jemison Jr. and his family, the 26-bedroom mansion was known for its pioneering innovations. It was one of the first houses in Tuscaloosa to benefit from running water, a flushing toilet and a bathtub while also being the first house in the city to possess gaslights and a conservatory warmed by central heating. Architecture enthusiasts will also appreciate the mansion’s Italianate style. Taking pride of place in the mansion’s foyer are portraits of Robert Jemison Jr.’s family, including his wife Priscila Cherokee Jemison and her mother Elizabeth Taylor. Look for displays of a gold necklace and brooch, which are the exact same ones depicted in the portraits of Jemison Jr.’s wife and mother-in-law. Other exhibits display more Jemison family memorabilia, such as bracelets, earrings, mirrors, silverware and a chest of drawers. You’ll also get the chance to sit in the family’s original antique chairs. Visitors interested in paranormal activity might be interested in the story of Jemison Jr.’s daughter, Cherokee Jemison, and her husband Andrew Coleman Hargrove. Hargrove shot himself in the mansion’s library in 1895 and along with Cherokee Jemison is said to haunt the house. You’ll find the Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion situated a short walk south from downtown Tuscaloosa. There is ample free parking adjacent to the house. After visiting the house you might want to visit nearby attractions, including the Battle-Friedman House and Gardens and the free Murphy African American Museum. The house is open to visitors from Monday to Friday and admission is free. Free guided tours are available upon request. Find further details on official website of the Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society. ## Plan a trip to see Jemison Van de Graaff Mansion Price found within the past 48 hours. Click for updated prices. ![The Painted Lady](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/101000000/100410000/100404000/100403955/5693ca7d_y.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) ### The Painted Lady Downtown Birmingham CA $924 per person Mar 15 - Mar 17 found 9 hours ago Roundtrip non-stop flight included Toronto (YYZ) to Birmingham (BHM) 9.6/10 Exceptional! (67 reviews) This place was amazing!! Absolutely awesome place to stay. 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They did not send me the instructions to get in by the time of check-in and I had to call their helpdesk four times which was also a convoluted and unnecessarily difficult process. They try to do everything remotely through different “ “departments” - one having to verify you, another, having the check in instructions. None of this was sent to me by email from Expedia or them, even though I had prepaid everything. When I finally got all that figured out and got into my studio, somebody walked in the room after I’ve been there about 45 minutes- they were from one of the maintenance or management- they didn’t know that I was there and didn’t knock, just walked right in. That made me feel unsettled for the rest of my time there because I realized there was no way to lock the door from the inside, and that anyone with the app could just unlock the door and come in. Because they’ve outsourced everything to different companies, there’s no central way that someone could show a guest has checked in. That’s how my trip started within the first hour so I never really got comfortable and left early because of how unsafe I felt. It’s too bad because it was a decent set up inside, clean and minimal. Reviewed on Aug 2, 2025 ### Popular places to visit ![Tuscaloosa featuring a park, a house and heritage architecture](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248634340950702/654248cc-04f3-477b-8a23-ec56c811f7ea.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) #### Battle–Friedman House Visit this historic house to see displays of period furniture and elaborate architectural designs that provide a peek into 19th-century life in Tuscaloosa. 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