The Patrick Henry Brittan House, also known as the Brittan-Dennis House, is a historic Italianate style house in

Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 ...

. The one-story brick house was completed in 1858 by

Patrick Henry Brittan General Patrick Henry Brittan was born in Thornton Gap, Virginia on September 21, 1815. Biography He learned printing in Washington, D.C. and then migrated to Columbus, Georgia in 1839 to practice his trade. He married Ora Williams of Morgan Co ...

, 10th

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. It was added to the

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on December 13, 1979. The building is located at 507 Columbus Street.

History

The house went through various owners after the Brittan family, and was eventually acquired by

Old Alabama Town Old Alabama Town is a collection of restored 19th- and 20th-century structures reflecting the lives of the people who settled and developed central Alabama. It stretches along six blocks in the heart of historic downtown Montgomery, Alabama, depicti ...

in 1994. Old Alabama Town is a partnership of the Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery and City of Montgomery. It was founded in 1967. Many of its more than fifty authentically restored 19th and early 20th century structures from around the state are clustered together into a village-like grouping that operates as a

living history Living history is an activity that incorporates historical tools, activities and dress into an interactive presentation that seeks to give observers and participants a sense of stepping back in time. Although it does not necessarily seek to ree ...

museum. They have restored the Patrick Henry Brittan House, and, unlike many of Old Alabama Town's rescued properties, it remains on its original site.

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{{NRHP in Montgomery County, Alabama Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery, Alabama Italianate architecture in Alabama Houses completed in 1858 Houses in Montgomery, Alabama

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