| 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 / 34.72972; -86.58222 |
| Completed | 1819 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| U.S. Historic district Contributing property | |
| Part of | Twickenham Historic District (ID73000357) |
| 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, and designed in the Federal architectural style. 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. From 1845 to 1956, it belonged to the Weeden family. 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. Portraitist and poet Maria Howard Weeden spent most of her life in the house. After it was sold by the Weeden family in 1956, the house was remodelled into residential apartments. 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. The private residence became a house museum in 1981.
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Old house is city's shrinking violet". The Montgomery Advertiser. Associated Press. August 27, 2000. pp. 3B–4B. Retrieved June 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.