Tolstoy Park committee reaches fundraising goal to move Henry Stewart’s roundhouse
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The Tolstoy Park Committee announced it has raised $369,000 — including a $184,500 gift from the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation and two large anonymous gifts — to relocate the historic Henry Stewart Roundhouse to Fly Creek Nature Preserve.
Sunny Brewer, co‑chair of the Tolstoy Park Committee, announced Nov. 10 that donors have met the fundraising goal to relocate Henry Stewart’s roundhouse from its former slab in Montrose to the Fly Creek Nature Preserve.
Brewer said the campaign reached $369,000 with a $184,500 donation from the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation and other contributions, including an anonymous $100,000 gift and a subsequent $50,000 donation that together brought the effort within 90–100% of its goal. More than 100 individual supporters contributed amounts ranging from $20 to $11,500.
Brewer read a letter to Mayor Sherry Sullivan thanking the single‑tax organization, anonymous donors and community supporters, and said the Tolstoy Park Committee and parks staff are coordinating logistics; Richard Johnson has been in touch with Wolf Movers to secure moving services.
The mayor and council thanked volunteers and donors; the city noted it will work quickly to finalize moving contracts and lock in prices. Brewer said the roundhouse will be restored in the preserve and serve as an interpretive feature for park visitors.
Next steps: finalize contract with movers, schedule relocation and start restoration work in Fly Creek Nature Preserve.