The grounds of this park were once the site of the Alabama State Capitol when Tuscaloosa was the seat of state government from 1825 to 1846. Today, a visable reminder of the old capitol building, which burned in 1923, is the stone foundation and columns at the site. Also on the park are two relocated historic structures, the Old Tavern (1827) and the McGuire-Strickland house (1820), the oldest standing wood frame structure in Tuscaloosa.
