Twickenham Historic District

Twickenham Historic District was the first historic district designated in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1973, with a boundary increase on May 26, 2015. The name derives from an early name for the town of Huntsville, named after Twickenham, England, by LeRoy Pope. It features homes in the Federal and Greek Revival architectural styles introduced to the city by Virginia-born architect George Steele about 1818,[2] and contains the most dense concentration of antebellum homes in Alabama. The 1819 Weeden House Museum, home of female artist and poet Maria Howard Weeden, is open to the public, as are several others in the district.

Twickenham Historic District
LocationHuntsville, Alabama
Coordinates34°43′47″N 86°34′43″W
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP reference No.73000357[1] (original)
14000045 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1973
Boundary increaseMay 26, 2015

Notable structures

  • Helion Lodge 1 — 409 Lincoln Street, original building erected 1820; current building started in 1911. Home of a Masonic group that is the oldest in the state.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Floyd, W. Warner (August 8, 1972). "Twickenham Historic District". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.


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