Weeden_House_Museum

Weeden House Museum

Weeden House Museum

House in Alabama, United States

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]

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  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  2. [2]
    Buck, Alyson. "Weeden House Museum". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Historic Huntsville Enjoys Colorful Past and Space Age Future". The Montgomery Advertiser. June 16, 1985. p. 6. Retrieved June 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    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.
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    "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.
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