Huntsville has three historic districts and more historic homes than any other city in Alabama. Several organizations host historic homes tours throughout the year.
The Weeden House Museum is owned by the City of Huntsville, leased by Twickenham Historic Preservation District Association, this lovely Federal design home was built in 1819 by Henry C. Bradford during Huntsville's first economic boom.
The Huntsville Ghost Walk tour is a two-hour walk around the historic districts of Huntsville with stops along the way to hear the spooky history of the people who lived (and died) there.
The Huntsville Pilgrimage Association's annual Historic Homes Tour opens six of Huntsville’s historic homes and three gardens to the public the first Saturday in May each yea
One of the traditional events at Christmas time in Huntsville is the annual Twickenham Historic Preservation District Association’s Tour of Homes and Luminaries. This is an opportunity for the public to get a tour of the inside of some of the magnaficient private homes in the Historic District.
Historic Merrimack Hall on Triana Blvd. in Huntsville is being transformed into a state of the art Performing Arts Center. Alan and Debra Jenkins are remodeling the historic 25,000 square foot building as a gift to the community.
The Old Town Historic District of Huntsville, Alabama has been a residential area since the 1820’s. Leroy Pope, John Brahan and Samuel Adams were the original developers of the area. When Huntsville (original name Twickenham) was founded in 1805, Leroy Pope named the city after an English town, the hereditary home of his family.
The Burritt Museum Guild presents the 2006 Burritt Tour of Homes which features five exceptional homes in the exclusive gated community of The Ledges on Huntsville Mountain in Huntsville, Alabama.
Kitchens for CASA is a self guided tour of seven designer kitchens in several of Madison County's most exceptional homes.
The Madison Station Historic and Preservation Society will be holding its bi- annual Christmas Home Tour on Dec. 4 from 2 to 6.
Twickenham Historic Preservation District Association’s Tour of Homes and Luminaries to be held Saturday, December 10, 2005 from 5:00-9:00 p.m.
Harris Hill Farm named as the 2005 Designer Showhouse by Huntsville Museum of Art Guild and ASID. Picturesque Harris Hill Farm is nestled high above the growing city of Huntsville and overlooks northeast Madison County.
Kitchens for CASA is a self guided tour of seven designer kitchens in several of Madison County's most exceptional homes.
2005 Kitchens for CASA is a self guided tour of six designer kitchens in several of Madison County, Alabama’s most exceptional homes.
The Burritt Museum Guild invites you to enjoy some of North Alabama’s loveliest homes in the fourth annual Burritt Museum Homes Tour.
The Huntsville Botanical Garden presents six private gardens in the town and in the country as a fundrasier June 11-12, 2005.
The annual Historic Homes Tour highlights some of the most distinguished architectual styles in three of Huntsville's historic disticts, from antebellum to Victorian to early 20th century bungalow.
Quietdale Plantation was built by Dr. William Burritt's grandmother circa 1850's after the death of her husband. Today it is a wonderland of daffodils every spring.
The Spirit of Christmas Past Homes Tour allows the public to peek inside private homes in the Twickenham Historic District in Huntsville. Tour homes adorned in decorations of days long ago. Step back in time and enjoy live entertainment, refreshments, luminaries, and decorations of nearly 200 years ago.
Visiting Mooresville is like stepping back in time to a peaceful, less hectic way of living. In fact, Mooresville, with its tree-shaded streets, white picket fences and absence of sidewalks, is the model for many of the new "planned communities."
The Burritt Museum Guild will host the 2004 Monte Sano Homes Tour on Saturday, September 11, 2004 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. where you will enjoy the many wonders and charms of Monte Sano (Italian for "mountain of health").
Kitchens for CASA is a self-guided fundraising tour of six designer kitchens in several of Madison County's most exceptional homes. CASA (Care Assurance System for the Aging and Homebound) of Madison County is a non-profit human service agency devoted to promoting independent living among the elderly and homebound.
The annual Spring Historic Homes Tour is sponsored by the Huntsville Pilgrimage Association and features five homes and two gardens from the Twickenham, Old Town, and Five Points districts, as well as the ornate century-old Temple B'nai Sholom.
Twickenham, Old Town and Five Points are the three historic districts that are celebrated during the Homes Tour featuring distinctive architectures from antebellum to Victorian to early 20th century bungalow.
Mark and Linda Smith live in one of the most magnificent mansions on Monte Sano Mountain, just next door to Burritt on the Mountain--A Living Museum.
A Virtual tour of t he first annual Burritt Museum Guild's Monte Sano Homes Tour. Get a sneak peek; then go to the Mountain and enjoy the insides of some of the most interesting homes in the area.
Take a virtual tour of some of Huntsville's homes that rich in tradition and stories. More homes added every week.
The first weekend in May is always a special time in Huntsville when the Huntsville Pilgrimage Association sponsors the Historic Homes Tour on Saturday and the Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll on Sunday.
Here's some photos from the downtown walking tour in Historic Huntsville.
The art of man and nature makes a dramatic statement in the recently completed mountain home of Daniel Klibanoff and his daughter Isabel.
Now you can enjoy the many wonders and charms of Monte Sano (Italian for mountain of health) on the Burritt Museum Guild's second annual Monte Sano Homes Tour.
On a recent trip to Athens, I was fortunate enough to be with a group tour of Beaty Mason home, the home of Athens State University's President, presently Dr. Jerry Bartlett. The house is owned by the University. It was once featured in Architectural Digest magazine.
Located in Athens, Alabama, Athens State University is the oldest schoolhouse in Alabama. It was founded in 1822.
Chautauqua is a festival that began in the early 1900's on the school grounds of East Clinton Street School. It consisted of traveling performance arts groups as well as many of the local singing, dancing, storytelling, and musical groups.
