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.

A room full of event guests at the center

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

Auburn speaker series continues dialogue about importance of humanities in health care

The Medical and Health Humanities Speaker Series brings together faculty, staff, students and community members to introduce the importance of the humanities in health care.
The Cullman Tribune: Bartram exhibit starts tour of Alabama State Parks

The Cullman Tribune reports on the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ State Parks Division and Auburn University's traveling display about 18th century explorer William Bartram.
hAUnted: Ghosts of Pebble Hill

Something’s haunting the halls of the College of Liberal Arts’ outreach center.
Famed Civil Rights attorney Fred Gray passes torch to Auburn students on Constitution Day

Fred David Gray, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement who represented Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., delivered Auburn’s Constitution Day 2025 keynote.