| Huntsville's Historic Homes Tour 2002 |
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Part 3: Hunt/Terry/McDaniel Homes |
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The Hunt-Brock home is located at 515 Randolph Avenue. With its sawn wood gingerbread detailing, "Fairview" typifies Carpenter Gothic architecture. George Hunt, grandson of Huntsville's founder, John Hunt, built the house in 1885. Originally Gothic Revival dictated stone or brick construction. But in North America, easy access to wood and the invention of the scroll saw led to enchanting innovations.
Nothing could be more enchanting than the recent transformation given the house by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brock when they purchased "Fairview" in the late 1990's. A clever plan to gain living and entertaining space incorporates three backyards and unties two adjacent cottage on parallel Clinton Avenue with the main home. This was accomplished without altering the exterior of the structures and by visually linking them via paint color and landscaping.
The Brocks restored and redecorated the main home's original spaces, while adding a kitchen, family room, and wide porch onto the back.
The Terry-Turner home is located in the Five Points district, Huntsville's first subdivision, at 813 Pratt Avenue. T. T. Terry, a dry goods merchant on the Southside Square, built this craftsman-style bungalow. Mr. Terry was well-known around Huntsville because his store was a popular downtown fixture.
He coined the phrase, "Great is the Power of Cash" that was painted in large letters on the brick in front of the store.
Typical of most bungalows, a welcoming porch runs the length of the house with four heavy square columns. The home has been sensitively restored by the Turners and retains its original heart pine floors and four fireplaces.
The McDaniel-Lowry home is an old Italianate style house located at 410 Randolph Avenue. It was built in 1869 by Cornelias McDaniel. It was sold two years later to Fannie Ridley, a widow who occupied the house until 1921. During Mrs. Ridley's occupation of the home, she enclosed the back porches, removed a bay window from the living room and took out a fireplace from the west side of the house.
In 1921, a fire damaged the home and the owners imposed features of the bungalow style which was then in fashion. Dr. and Mrs. Richard Brown purchased the house in 1973 and immediately began to restore the house to its original state.
The current owners are Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lowry who purchased the house in 1999. They filled it with antiques and collectibles from their travels. The detached guest quarters overlook the pool and meticulously replanted garden.
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