Henry Aaron’s childhood home is now next at Hank Aaron Stadium, the home of the Mobile BayBears (Class AA; Southern League). It took roughly seven hours for the move; the house is on the stadium grounds in GasLight Park where it will receive a six month restoration and be converted into a museum.Henry Aaron’s childhood home is now next at Hank Aaron Stadium, the home of the Mobile BayBears (Class AA; Southern League). It took roughly seven hours for the move; the house is on the stadium grounds in GasLight Park where it will receive a six month restoration and be converted into a museum.
The Hank Aaron Museum and Learning Center will honor the Mobile native’s legendary baseball career as well as his family and his post-career work with America’s youth. The museum is scheduled to open at the start of baseball season in April 2009. 2009 will also mark the BayBears year-long celebration of Aaron’s 75th birthday.
A dedication of the grounds for the Museum and Learning Center has been scheduled for this Thursday, October 30 at Hank Aaron Stadium. The ceremony is expected to begin at approximately 1 p.m. The Mobile Press-Register has a nice story on the move.