Explore 300 years of Mobile history and material culture in the 1857 National Landmark building, the Southern Market/Old City Hall. Visit the museum and learn about the life and times of a great Gulf Coast City. Don’t miss the exciting changing exhibition galleries!

A modern museum housed in the Southern Market/Old City Hall National Historic Landmark, the History Museum of Mobile is a visual masterpiece that provides an unparalleled museum experience.

An 1855 resolution, passed to construct a building for the city market and departments of city government, now The History Museum of Mobile, declared that this structure should be, "of handsome appearance-an ornament to the City." Indeed it is. This beautiful Italianate building was, "quite the pride of Mobilians," then - and still is today.

Built between 1855 and 1857, the building currently housing The History Museum of Mobile originally served three functions. The top floor accommodated the Mayor of Mobile’s office and served as the City Council’s meeting place. Mobile’s City Council (City governing body) continues to meet in this building a few times a year in order to carry on the tradition of having met in this location continuously since its opening in 1858.

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Located in the Southern Market/Old City Hall

111 South Royal Street

Mobile, AL 36652

Telephone: 251-208-7569