Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities

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A mantle with a portrait of a Native American above it. He wears a red turban and blue jacket. Candlesticks sit on either side of the portrait.

Pebble Hill

Pebble Hill, the historic Scott-Yarbrough House, is an 1847 Greek Revival cottage in Auburn that illustrates the important lives of Creek Indians, enslaved persons, and founders and builders of the town of Auburn.

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Events

Explore the opportunities we offer at the Center and around the state.

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Facility Rental

Individuals and organizations both on-campus and throughout the community are welcome to rent our facility for small events.

Pebble Hill, home of the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities

Staff

Meet us.

The historical marker in front of the Center for Arts and Humanities for the Scott-Yarbrough House, also known as Pebble Hill

Programs

Alabama Historical Association Draughon Seminars in State & Local History Flynt Graduate Award Hitchcock Graduate Award Residencies Third Thursday Poetry Series Annual Events

Spotlights

Constitution Day

with Attorney Fred Gray

Terrance Vickerstaff holding Betsey Scott Harper book

Betsey Scott Harper: The Story of an Auburn First Family

children's book

A split image of Pebble Hill, one half dark and showing disrepair in the 1970s and one half showing its bright, renovated facade that stands today

hAUnted

Ghosts of Pebble Hill

News

AHA! Moments: Alabama Historical Association connects our pasts for a better future

The Alabama Historical Association, which Auburn has helped lead for generations, believes every story in the state creates the patchwork fabric of our past upon which the future comes into focus.
Professor Melissa Blair answers: Was the Revolution revolutionary for women?

Blair, professor and chair of Auburn’s Department of History, delivered a presentation that emphasized how women were not passive bystanders to the Revolution.
Author, illustrator Shanda McCloskey fosters creativity in local children

Auburn/Opelika City Schools welcomed an exciting and illuminating experience in January as author and illustrator Shanda McCloskey visited children within the area.
Award-winning author Kiese Laymon visiting Auburn University

Join author Kiese Laymon at Auburn University as he hosts an open Q&A, presents a reading of his own award-winning work and speaks with Associate Professor of English Ernest Gibson III.