Weeden House Museum | |
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![]() The house in 2010 | |
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General information | |
Type | House |
Address | 300 Gates Avenue South East |
Town or city | Huntsville, Alabama |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 34°43′47″N86°34′56″W / 34.72972°N 86.58222°W |
Completed | 1819 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 2 |
Part of | Twickenham Historic District (ID73000357 [1] ) |
Designated CP | January 4, 1973 |
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]