Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum - UA Museums

The Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum is housed in the historic Queen City Pool House on Jack Warner Parkway. The building was constructed in 1943 by architect Don Buel Schuyler, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright. The site features a poured concrete bathhouse, a wading pool, and an art deco fountain. The pool and the pool house were constructed through a generous donation from the

David Warner Foundation, the city of Tuscaloosa, and the Works Projects Administration. Afterwards, the building remained vacant for several years. Then in 2005 it was announced that the bathhouse would be converted into a local history museum. This became possible after the Alabama Department of Transportation awarded the city a grant to convert the facility into a museum illustrating the history of transportation in Tuscaloosa. On December 13, 2011, the renovated bath house was officially opened as the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum. The museum's exhibits trace the city's history through the development of its transportation systems. The Queen City Bath House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. By maintaining Tuscaloosa's historic Queen City Park along the Black Warrior River, the Transportation Museum will advance knowledge and appreciation of Tuscaloosa's local and regional history and natural resources through exhibits, museum educational programs, and educational outreach efforts. The museum is a property of the City of Tuscaloosa operated by The University of Alabama Museums.