
Fairhope Museum of History
Photo Credit:
Cummings Architecture Corp.
The Fairhope Single Tax Corporation’s contributions to the City of Fairhope and the surrounding community, a list of highlights:
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Donated the deeds to all the parks along the bay front, with reservations that they could only be used as parks, to the City of Fairhope.
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Donated the deed to the Wharf (Fairhope Pier) to the City of Fairhope.
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Donated the original utilities to the City of Fairhope.
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Paved the streets, sidewalks, and alleys in and around the City of Fairhope.
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Helped fund the new Fairhope Library (joint venture with the City of Fairhope).
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Provided the majority of the funding for the new Fairhope Museum (joint venture with the City of Fairhope).
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Provided ongoing direction for Knoll Park (joint venture with the City of Fairhope).
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Donated 24 acres for the new ball fields and soccer fields, now known as Founders Park.
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Helped fund the new emergency room at Thomas Hospital.
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Helped fund Centennial Hall on the Faulkner campus (joint venture with the City of Fairhope).
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Provided the funding for the equipment for the new, female athletic facility at Fairhope High School and Fairhope Middle School.
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Regularly sponsors a girls’ and a boys’ sports team in each City League.
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Provides support for the ongoing construction of Nature Park.
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Contributed to the Fairhope Arts Center addition.
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Provided numerous parking lots in downtown Fairhope.
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Contributed to the Fairhope Elementary School pavilion.
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Contributed to the Museum Plaza.
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Contributed to Alzheimer Wing at The Snook Center.
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Contributed to the Marietta Johnson statue.
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Major contributor to the Vietnam Memorial.
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Paved Windmill and Thompson Hall Roads (joint venture with the County).
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Paved Estella Drive.
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Worked to preserve history through the Bay Boat Model project.
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Built the Fairhope Elementary School playground and the Fairhope Intermediate School playground.
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Built the Knoll Park sidewalk along Bayview Avenue.
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Built the Volanta Street sidewalk and gave it to the City of Fairhope.
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Major contributor to the Fairhope baseball facility at Volanta Park.
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Major contributor to the new Fairhope High School Multi-Purpose Facility.
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Provided and funded the planting of trees at Founders Park.
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Provided $197,000.00 for the Rotary Boys and Girls Club expansion.
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Ensured public access to the White Avenue Park along Mobile Bay via a mutual, courted-ordered, settlement agreement.
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Built the Troyer Boothe road connecting Morphy Avenue to Nichols Avenue and gave it to the City of Fairhope.
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Funded sidewalks for Fairhope Elementary School.
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Built the sidewalks along Troyer Road and Boothe Road.
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Extended Fairhope Avenue sidewalk.
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Provided $1,004,000.00 to Thomas Hospital Foundation for the construction of the new Women’s Health/Birth Center.
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Built the White Avenue Park sidewalk.
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Built the Gayfer Estates sidewalk.
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Built the Morphy Avenue sidewalk.
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Contributed to the Fairhope Elementary School Special Needs playground.
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Provided funding for the Performing Arts Pavilion located on the Faulkner campus (joint venture with the City of Fairhope).
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Sponsor of the Alabama Coastal Bird Festival.
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Provided $300,000.00 for the Fairhope Soccer Complex; City of Fairhope committed a match of $300,000.00.
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Funding and building a new parking lot behind the Fairhope Public Library (in conjunction with the City of Fairhope).
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Committed $250,000.00 to the Fairhope Art Center for renovations and improvements.
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Paid for the pavers and materials to brick the Section Street sidewalk adjacent to the Fairhope Pharmacy from Fairhope Avenue to De La Mare Street.
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Built an additional portion of sidewalk connecting the White Avenue Park sidewalk to Nichols Avenue.
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Previous sponsor of the Honor Flight.
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Annually, sponsor of the Baldwin Pops Founders Day performance.
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Annually, supports Ecumenical Ministries.
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Annually, supports the Fairhope Band program.
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Annually, supports the Weeks Bay Estuary.
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Annually, sponsor of the FSTC History Lecture Series.
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Annually, sponsor of the Thomas Hospital Golf Tournament.
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Provided $150,000.00 to the USA Mitchell Cancer Institute, Kilborn Clinic, in Fairhope.
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Provided $5,000.00 to the American Legion Post 199 for placement on the National Historic Register.
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Committed $8,500.00 to the Fairhope Public Library and Marietta Johnson Museum for document preservation.
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Provided $5,000.00 to Theatre 98 to assist with new seating.
It is the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation’s goal to continue the work of our forefathers in order to make Fairhope a model community.

Fairhope Public Library
Photo Credit:
Walcott Adams Verneuille Architects

Thomas Hospital Birthing Center
Photo Credit:
Thomas Hospital