The Historic Ballard House in Birmingham, Alabama, is a living testimony to what life was like in the African-American community during the decades leading up to the transformational Civil Rights Movement. The Ballard House Project, Inc. is working to restore the house, one of the few surviving live-work structures. In 1940, African-American contractor Leroy Gaillard designed and built the house for Dr. Edward H. Ballard and his family. 

Plans for the restructure project include a complete renovation of the historic building and the installation of a sustainable teaching garden.

The organization programs this historic cultural space with an updated twist as a modern day gathering place with special events, seminars, lectures, weekly classes, cafe, garden, and retail component.