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Alex McAllister, who served as mayor of Huntsville from 1926 to 1952, and his wife, Elizabeth, built this Colonial Revival style house on a double lot on Eustis Avenue in 1923.  Architect D. Anderson Dickey designed the house in his office in the Terry Hutchens Building.  The framed original blueprints are displayed on a wall inside the home.

The symmetric facade has windows arranged in even rows flanking the central doorway.  A dormer porch is supported by small columns.  The door is traditional Colonial Revival style with sidelights and topped by a fanlight.  There are five fanlight transoms in the house.

516 Eustis Avenue

The front room covers the length of the house with one of the "powder rooms" in Huntsville.  Dr. and Mrs. Gessler purchased the home in October 1995 from Ms. Sandy McKenzie who purchased it from Sarah Frances and Butch Shotts.  The Gesslers began renovation on the home in July 1996 and moved into the house in October 1997.  The renovation also included completion of the third floor of the original house and turning the basement into a wine cellar.  The new additions included the downstairs master bedroom, guest bedroom, new kitchen and family room.  A recreational room was built over the new garage and the pool was added in the back yard.

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