Twickenham Historic District

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Twickenham Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Huntsville, Alabama
Coordinates	34°43′47″N 86°34′43″W / 34.72972°N 86.57861°W / 34.72972; -86.57861Coordinates: 34°43′47″N 86°34′43″W / 34.72972°N 86.57861°W / 34.72972; -86.57861
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP Reference #	73000357^[1] (original) 14000045 (increase)
Added to NRHP	January 04, 1973
Boundary increase	May 26, 2015

Twickenham Historic District was the first historic district designated in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1973, with a boundary increase on May 26, 2015. The name derives from an early name for the town of Huntsville, named after Twickenham, England, by LeRoy Pope. It features homes in the Federal and Greek Revival architectural styles introduced to the city by Virginia-born architect George Steele about 1818,^[2] and contains the most dense concentration of antebellum homes in Alabama. The 1819 Weeden House Museum, home of female artist and poet Maria Howard Weeden, is open to the public, as are several others in the district.

Notable structures

Helion Lodge#1 — 409 Lincoln Street, original building erected 1820; current building started in 1911. Home of a Masonic group that is the oldest in the state.

References

↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Floyd, W. Warner (August 8, 1972). "Twickenham Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos" (PDF). Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.

External links

American Memory's Built in America Collection which has drawings, photographs, and descriptions of old homes and buildings.
Alabama Women's Hall of Fame: Maria Howard Weeden (1846-1905)
Huntsville Pilgrimage Association, conducts annual tour of historic homes
Helion Lodge #1

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