Museum Store Will Offer Discounts During Tour

Historic Gardiner Cabin
3101 Burritt Drive
The Gardiner Cabin (ca. 1845), a small one-room house named for the family that donated it, is typical of slave and share cropper housing in the Tennessee Valley. Because large families often lived in these small cabins, space was precious, and every effort was made to use it efficiently. A small partial loft, reached by a ladder, provided storage as well as sleeping space for children. And, the bed, built into a corner, occupied the smallest amount of space possible. The Gardiner Cabin originally stood on the Gardiner Farm off Hobbs Island Road overlooking the Tennessee River in southern Madison County, Alabama.
Photo of Gardiner Cabin

Transportation: Parking will be on the streets near each home, or you may ride the shuttle from Burritt Museum or the Monte Sano Baptist or Methodist churches. All guests must ride the shuttle to the Klibanoff House.Shuttles will make continuous loops throughout the tour.

Please refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, or taking photographs inside the residences and at the garden.

Tickets are $18 per person ($15 for Burritt members) if purchased in advance. All tickets are $20 on the day of the tour. Tickets may be charged on your Visa or MasterCard by calling (256) 536-2882. Tickets are also available at the Burritt Museum Store; Shavers Bookstore; J. Jones, LTD; Lauren's; Rebecca's; The Interior Market Place; and the Clay House Museum in Madison. Tickets will also be available at each tour stop the day of the event.

You will receive a map to the featured homes and parking lots when you purchase your ticket.

Box lunches will be served in the Trillium Room at Burritt on the Mountain from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Lunch will consist of a chicken salad croissant, mimosa fruit salad, red potato salad, a chocolate chip cookie, and a drink. The cost is $7.50 per lunch. Please place your order by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 9 at the Burritt Museum Store or by calling (256) 536-2882.

Only a limited number of meals will be available for guests who have not made reservations.

The Burritt Museum Store will feature everything except consignments for 20% off the regular price (40% off for Burritt members) to mark the occasion.

Photos of all Homes on Tour
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