The home is a per­­fec­t­­ly-pre­served emblem of South­ern her­itage. Staff are well-versed in how the home, which is old­er than the city itself, has been involved in many piv­otal points of Birm­ing­ham’s devel­op­ment. It’s an inter­est­ing and inex­pen­sive way to learn of the city’s her­itage, the civ­il rights strug­gle, and more. Be advised the home, on Birm­ing­ham’s West End, is in a some­what blight­ed neigh­bor­hood. How­ev­er, vis­it­ing dur­ing day­light hours car­ries very lit­tle risk. And the home is acces­si­ble through main artery roads off of Inter­state 65 at the Green Springs Avenue exit. Home­own­ers on the street adja­cent to Arling­ton have well-man­i­cured prop­er­ties, sym­bol­ic of efforts by West End lead­ers to strength­en this his­toric part of town.