Mobile - Oakleigh Period Museum House

Oakleigh was built in 1833 for James Roper, a prominent merchant, the house has been restored and furnished with antiques of the early Victorian, Empire and Regency periods. Within the Oakleigh complex is the Minnie Mitchell Archives with a massive framed 1857 flag and the Confederate sword that was surrendered in 1864 at the Battle of Mobile Bay on display.

Next to the mansion is the Cox-Deasey House, a raised Creole cottage typical of Mobile's middle-class city dwellers in the 1850s. Built by a brick mason for his wife and 11 children, the displays cover the period up to and including WW II.

Cook's House was built in 1850 as the slaves quarters. This three-room highlights every day life for craftsmen, laborers and domestic servants. Interaction between the owners and servants is explained and the affect of urban slavery in this commercial city.