The Commons

The Commons is an university building in Lauderdale, Alabama. The Commons is situated nearby to the university building Rogers Hall, as well as near the police station UNA Police Department.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rogers Hall and George H. Carroll Lion Habitat.

Rogers Hall

University building

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Rogers Hall, also known as Courtview, is a three-story antebellum house at 500 Court Street in Florence, Alabama. It was built by enslaved people from 1854 to 1855.

George H. Carroll Lion Habitat

University building

The George H. Carroll Lion Habitat is a 12,764-square-foot, climate-controlled facility located on the campus the University of North Alabama, US that previously housed the only live lion mascots in the United States, Leo III and Una. George H. Carroll Lion Habitat is situated 600 feet northeast of The Commons.

Sannoner Historic District

Geographical marker

Photo: Burkeanwhig, Public domain.

The Sannoner Historic District is a historic district in Florence, Alabama. The district lies between downtown Florence and the University of North Alabama and is named for Ferdinand Sannoner, who surveyed the new town in 1818. Sannoner Historic District is situated 920 feet southeast of The Commons.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Florence and Sheffield.

Florence

Photo: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Florence is a city located in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the state's northwestern corner. It has a population of 40,184 in the 2020 census.

Sheffield

Town

Photo: SistahFee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sheffield is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. The population was 9,403 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 9,307 in 2023. Sheffield is situated 3½ miles south of The Commons.

Mars Hill

Hamlet

Mars Hill is a former unincorporated community that is now a neighborhood of the city of Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. The community contains the campus of Mars Hill Bible School. Mars Hill is situated 3½ miles north of The Commons.

The Commons

Type: University building
Categories: building and education
Location: Lauderdale, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.80616° or 34° 48′ 22″ north

Longitude

-87.67933° or 87° 40′ 46″ west

Open location code

866JR84C+F7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 448554675

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

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