Weeden House Museum
| Weeden House Museum | |
|---|---|
 The house in 2010 | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Address | 300 Gates Avenue South East |
| Town or city | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 34°43′47″N 86°34′56″W / 34.72972°N 86.58222°W |
| Completed | 1819 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Part of | Twickenham Historic District (ID73000357[1]) |
| Designated CP | January 4, 1973 |
The Weeden House Museum is a historic two-story house in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in 1819 for Henry C. Bradford,[2] and designed in the Federal architectural style.[3][4] Until 1845, it was sold and purchased by several home owners, including John McKinley, who served as a Congressman, Senator, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.[2] From 1845 to 1956, it belonged to the Weeden family.[5] During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, the Union Army took over the house while the Weedens moved to Tuskegee; they moved back in after the war.[5] Portraitist and poet Maria Howard Weeden spent most of her life in the house.[5] After it was sold by the Weeden family in 1956, the house was remodelled into residential apartments.[5] In 1973, it was purchased by the city of Huntsville and the Twickenham Historic Preservation District Association restored it before they acquired it from the city.[5] The private residence became a house museum in 1981.[5]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ a b Buck, Alyson. "Weeden House Museum". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- ^ "Historic Huntsville Enjoys Colorful Past and Space Age Future". The Montgomery Advertiser. June 16, 1985. p. 6. Retrieved June 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Neill-Roderick, Betty (October 9, 1994). "In America's Space Capital, trolley delivers a historic tour". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. G3. Retrieved June 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Associated Press (August 27, 2000). "Old house is city's shrinking violet". The Montgomery Advertiser. pp. 3B–4B. Retrieved June 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
