Twickenham Hictoric Preservation Tour of Homes

Architect Herbert Cowell designed this outstanding early 20th Cenutry mansion which introduced to Huntsville a modest example of the Chateauesque style of architecture typically associated with the Vanderbilts and the Astors. Completed in 1902, several distinguishing architectural characteristics include a portico, a side foyer, a stained glass panel above the side entrance and a unique double stairway. Behind the residence is a two-story "crow-step" gabled brick Federal-style buidling that dates between 1820 and 1830 and is a rare survivor of an earlier 19th Century Federal residence.

Jane Knight Lowe willed the house to the University of Alabama Huntsville Foundation. The current President of the University of Alabama Huntsville, Dr. David Williams and Mrs. Williams, now make it their home.