Submitted photo.
The stone gateway at the corner of Parkway Drive and Poplar Street.
The dedication ceremony for the stone gateways in Trussville’s historic Cahaba Project will be Saturday, Jan. 27, at 10 a.m.
The ceremony will be held at the stone gateway at the corner of Parkway Drive and Poplar Street. Parking will be available in the lot of the former Hewitt-Trussville Junior High School. Hero Doughnuts will serve doughnuts, kolaches and coffee.
Trimm Landscapes began construction of the three stone gateways in early October 2023. Bellco Inc. installed flagpoles at each gateway and a bronze plaque. The gateway designs are based on the original sandstone entrance at the Parkway Drive and Highway 11 intersection. The three gateway locations include:
- Corner of Chalkville Road and Poplar Street
- Corner of Parkway Drive and Poplar Street
- Chalkville Road along Magnolia Mall between Hewitt Street and Magnolia Court
A fundraising goal of $50,000 was exceeded by 200 brick donations from families and businesses, and by the following key contributors:
- The Cahaba Homestead Heritage Foundation
- The Reich Family
- The Bell Family
- The City of Trussville
- Joe Knight and the Jefferson County Commission
- Danny Garrett and the Jefferson County Community Service Fund
- Shay Shelnutt and the Alabama Department of Tourism grant for Heritage Days 2023 in support of the Stone Gateways
- Alabama Power Company
The Stone Gateway Project identifies Trussville’s historic district with entrances reading: “Cahaba Homestead Village – National Register of Historic Places – Est. 1936-1938.”
The Cahaba Project was added to the National Register of Historic Places as “Cahaba Homestead Village” in 2006. Historic resources and structures that contribute to this national listing include most of the original 287 homes, the historic Mall, the stone gazebo entrance, Rock Bridge, Heritage Hall/ACTA Theatre, and the historic Hewitt High School, which now serves as Cahaba Elementary School.
Brick pavers have been placed at the stone gateways on the corner of Parkway Drive and Poplar Street, and at Magnolia Mall. A final round of brick orders is underway with a deadline of April 1. Visit thatsmybrick.com/chhf for more information.
The mission of the Cahaba Homestead Heritage Foundation, Inc., is to support through education, outreach and civic involvement such things that promote, perpetuate and enhance the value of the community as a historic district designated on the National Register of Historic Places.
For more information on the Cahaba Homestead Heritage Foundation, Inc., visit cahabaheritage.org. You can also find the foundation on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
