Welcome to Spring Hill

The neighborhood name Spring Hill is so identifiable in the Southeastern US that it can stand alone free of city or state in much the same way as Buckhead, Mountain Brook, or the French Quarter. Spring Hill is one of Mobile, Alabama’s oldest neighborhoods. One hundred and fifty years ago it was where Mobilians fled to seek relief from the heat of the city and the mosquitoes.

There are many Mobile institutions in Spring Hill, most notably Spring Hill College established in 1830. It is the oldest institution of higher education in Alabama, the first college to admit women students, and the first to admit African American students. It was built by the first Bishop of Mobile, Michael Portier.

There is a sense of neighborhood, community, and good neighbors in Spring Hill. At almost any time of day one will see clusters of friends walking, jogging, cycling, or pushing baby strollers. The beautiful Country Club of Mobile provides its members with fine dining, pool, tennis, and golf. There are walking paths at Langham Park where the center piece is the stunning lakefront Museum of Mobile. This Museum is home of a fine permanent collection and continues to host prestigious temporary exhibitions. On the edge of the somewhat undefined boundary of Spring Hill are the Azalea City public golf course and the Tennis Center, one of the largest of its kind in the United States. Spring Hill College also has a beautiful eighteen hole course available without membership.

In the retail area of old Spring Hill there are restaurants, an active branch of the public library, high end clothing women’s and children’s clothing, jewelers, physicians, dentists, pharmacy, and a grocery. In October 2009 a community action group provided private funding for a free standing clock at a main intersection. Mary B Austin is one of the oldest public elementary schools in the city. St. Paul’s Episcopal and St. Ignatius provides parochial private education.

Toward the eastern boundary is Spring Hill Memorial Hospital, physician’s offices and a fitness center. Across Dauphin Street from the hospital is a shopping Mecca with some of the oldest names in Mobile retail: Metzger’s, Claude Moore, and Zundel’s. Extensive food, retail, and financial services abound in Legacy Village and surrounding area.

Property values have held their value in Spring Hill due to the desirability of the area and the corresponding quality of life. Click here for more . . .