Conde' Charlotte Museum

A few weeks back I took Helen and Markus to an Antebellum Mansion in Mobile. I really wanted to take Helen to Natchez this fall but I don't think we'll have the time. It will probably be prettier in the spring anyway. However, we had to find a little 'southern culture' somewhere close by because she's going to be a Southern Belle for Halloween. Hence the trip to the Conde'-Charlotte.

This house was amazing and so were the precious little ladies that gave us the tour. On this particular rainy Saturday morning it was just us three so they gave us a grand tour. :) They were so steeped in Southerness which I adored. They called each other sister and they gave us a great deal of info on everything we saw. They even let the kids sit on the 'do not touch' antique furniture. :)

The cost was only $5 for me since the kids were free so I highly recommend it as a great little history tour for the price. The house has a very interesting history. It is built on the only brick building the Spanish built while they held power in Mobile. This is the jail house next to Fort Conde'. The house flies five flags in the front for all of the governments/nations that have rules Mobile. The house gives a nod to each of the countries as well. Their are French and British styled bedrooms. They also have the Spanish patio. Then the dining rooms and parlors are in either Colonial style or in the style of the Confederate South.

The kids really enjoyed the tour. It was much more up Helen's alley than Markus though. He did enjoy playing with Napoleon's brother's guitar in one upstairs bedroom. :) Helen really loved the tour and I loved how much history she shared while we were on the tour. She's learned a lot in those American Girl books and she was telling us who the king was and who the loyalist were when we were in the Colonial rooms. I think she enjoyed seeing a kitchen in that style since Felicity spends some time in the kitchens in the AG books.

So here are the photos of the day. Enjoy!