Albany Welcome Center
Albany Welcome Center, formerly known as the Bridge House, is a historic residential building in Albany. It was designed by African American architect and engineer Horace King and built in 1858. Born into slavery, King was granted special rights by the Alabama Legislature in 1858 and was a successful engineer and architect of bridges in the American South. Colonel Nelson Tift hired him in 1858 to build a covered bridge across the Flint River at Albany and King's design included an adjoining Bridge House that served as a gateway to the city. -from Wikipedia
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