Henry Stuart welcomed famed attorney Clarence Darrow inside his hand-built concrete hut six times, meetings of an eclectic storyteller and the iconic lawyer who defended a teacher accused of teaching evolution in the Scopes “Monkey” Trial.

Nearly a century later, the odd-shaped igloo that inspired a novel and draws roadside curiosity is set to move from its spot along U.S. 98 in Fairhope to a nature preserve , thanks to a $369,000 fundraising push.

The 14-foot-in-diameter hut, built by Stuart almost 100 years ago and long obscured behind commercial offices, will be relocated early next year to the Flying Creek Nature Preserve . The move marks the first time the concrete dome will leave its original site, transforming it into a sought-after attraction along a newly opened wooded trail

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