Alabama Rural Heritage Center
Encyclopedia
The Alabama Rural Heritage Center is located in Thomaston, Alabama
, and was built by the Auburn University Rural Studio
. The center is run by the non-profit Alabama Rural Heritage Foundation. The building is located off of Alabama Highway 25, on the former Marengo County
High School Campus. It is recognized for its billboard-like sign, and annual summer festival, Rural Fun Day
.
The center houses a Folk Art Gallery, Gift Shop, Meeting Facilities, Offices, and a Commercial Production Kitchen. RHC produces local food products under the "Mama 'nems" trademark. The recipes for their products were developed with the Auburn University
College of Human Sciences through a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
grant.
Thomaston, Alabama
Thomaston is a town in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 383. The area was first settled in the early 19th century by people from Virginia and the Carolinas who migrated to the area in search of land. The community was named in 1892, and the town of...
, and was built by the Auburn University Rural Studio
Rural Studio
The Rural Studio is a design-build architecture studio run by Auburn University which aims to teach students about the social responsibilities of the profession of architecture while also providing safe, well-constructed and inspirational homes and buildings for poor communities in rural west...
. The center is run by the non-profit Alabama Rural Heritage Foundation. The building is located off of Alabama Highway 25, on the former Marengo County
Marengo County, Alabama
Marengo County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of a battlefield near Turin, Italy, where the French defeated the Austrians on June 14, 1800. As of 2010 the population was 21,027...
High School Campus. It is recognized for its billboard-like sign, and annual summer festival, Rural Fun Day
Rural Fun Day
Rural Fun Day is an annual festival held the last weekend in August in Thomaston, Alabama. The festival is hosted at the Alabama Rural Heritage Center, which was designed and built by Auburn University's Rural Studio. Rural Fun Day is a celebration of rural life and traditions in western Alabama...
.
The center houses a Folk Art Gallery, Gift Shop, Meeting Facilities, Offices, and a Commercial Production Kitchen. RHC produces local food products under the "Mama 'nems" trademark. The recipes for their products were developed with the Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
College of Human Sciences through a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known as HUD, is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government...
grant.