Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment (Huntsville)
Last checked: Oct 15, 2026
Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment in Huntsville is a former textile mill turned arts center. The 190,000 sq ft building on 12 acres has 153 working studios on three floors.
- Accessible entrance
Plan your visit
Address: 2211 Seminole Dr SW, Huntsville, AL 35805 (visit page (opens in new tab), [Official], checked Oct 15, 2026).
- Hours and admission: open Wednesday to Saturday, 11 AM to 7 PM. Admission is free (visit page (opens in new tab), [Official], checked Oct 15, 2026).
Worth your time
- Working studios: Lowe Mill has 153 working studios for more than 300 artists and makers, plus 7 galleries and a theatre (Lowe Mill (opens in new tab), [Official], checked Oct 16, 2026).
Accessibility and ratings
Provisional: Lowe Mill doesn't publish information about accessible restrooms or accessible parking, so both are Not verified, and Overall isn't scored.
What we found
From Lowe Mill's official pages
- Accessible entrances: Lowe Mill lists Doors 4, 13, 15, 17 and 21 as its easily accessible entrances (visit page (opens in new tab), [Official], checked Oct 15, 2026).
- Elevator: near Door 13 (same page). It's a freight-style elevator (checked in person by the Rolling Atlas team).
- Parking: free, except during some special events, when it costs $10. Accessible spaces aren't described (visit page (opens in new tab), [Official], checked Oct 15, 2026).
- Restrooms: the event-rentals page mentions restrooms in connection with event spaces, but Lowe Mill doesn't describe accessible public restrooms (event rentals (opens in new tab), [Official], checked Oct 15, 2026).
- Pets: leashed or carried pets are welcome in common areas, but not in restaurant areas. Ask artists before bringing a pet into a studio. A separate service-animal policy isn't published (visit page (opens in new tab), [Official], checked Oct 15, 2026).
What other sources report
- Check before visiting (checked Oct 15, 2026): elevator outage, summer 2023 to March 2025. The elevator near Door 13 is the step-free way to the upper floors. This was a temporary outage and doesn't lower a score. It was out of service from summer 2023 until a new one opened in March 2025 (Elevator World, from News 19, Sept 5, 2023 (opens in new tab) on the 2023 outage; WHNT, Feb 19, 2024 (opens in new tab) and al.com, Feb 23, 2024 (opens in new tab) on the replacement contract; HERE Huntsville, Mar 15, 2025 (opens in new tab) on the March 2025 reopening, [Secondary], checked Oct 15, 2026). The elevator is new as of 2025, but confirm it's running before you go. Lowe Mill's visit page doesn't list a phone number, so contact it through its website (opens in new tab) to confirm the elevator is running.
- Check this (TripAdvisor review, Oct 3, 2016): a visitor wrote that many entrances were locked or led to stairs, that they knew of only one old freight elevator, and that the one wheelchair entrance was often locked during evening events. The old freight elevator it describes was replaced by a new one in March 2025 (HERE Huntsville, Mar 15, 2025 (opens in new tab), [Secondary]). It's a single, older report, so it doesn't change a score (TripAdvisor (opens in new tab), [Secondary], checked Oct 16, 2026).
- Check this (TripAdvisor review, Oct 30, 2023): "Unfortunately, no elevators were running when we were there." That was during the 2023–2025 outage noted above, a temporary issue (TripAdvisor (opens in new tab), [Secondary], checked Oct 16, 2026).
Not verified
- Restrooms and accessible parking: Lowe Mill doesn't publish them. We'll update this page when we can.
- Visual and sensory access: braille, large print, audio and tactile information aren't published.
Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment (provisional)
| Category | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall | Not enough info yet |
| Entry & Arrival | 5 of 5 · Venue states accessible Facility-published info states it is accessible; we have not personally verified this. |
| Getting Around / Paths | Not verified |
| Restrooms | Not verified |
| Parking & Drop-off | Not verified |
| Staff & Info | Not verified |
Entry scores 5 (Venue states accessible): Lowe Mill lists five "easily accessible entrances" (Doors 4, 13, 15, 17 and 21). It gives no further detail, and missing details don't lower a score. Paths is Not verified. Lowe Mill names the elevator near Door 13 but doesn't describe its interior routes as accessible. The 2023–2025 elevator outage noted above doesn't change the score. Restrooms and Parking are Not verified because Lowe Mill doesn't publish them. Staff & Info is Not verified. Overall reads Not enough info yet: we show it only when at least 3 categories, including at least 2 of Entry, Paths and Restrooms, are rated.
Ratings tagged "not personally verified" rest on information the venue published or on trusted firsthand reports; we have not personally verified them.
Last checked: Oct 2026 · Source: official published information (Lowe Mill visit page (opens in new tab); event rentals (opens in new tab))
Last checked Oct 15, 2026. Sources: Lowe Mill visit page (opens in new tab) · Lowe Mill event rentals (opens in new tab) · Elevator World (opens in new tab) (secondary) · WHNT (opens in new tab) (secondary) · al.com (opens in new tab) (secondary) · HERE Huntsville (opens in new tab) (secondary)
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