Twickenham Historic District was the first

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designated in

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, USA. It was added to the

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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

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, by

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. It features homes in the

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and

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architectural styles introduced to the city by Virginia-born

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George Steele about 1818, ''See also:'' and contains the most dense concentration of antebellum homes in

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. The 1819 Weeden House Museum, home of female artist and poet

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, is open to the public, as are several others in the district.

Notable structures

* Helion Lodge 1 — 409 Lincoln Street, original building erected 1820; current building started in 1911. Home of a

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group that is the oldest in the state.

References

External links

American Memory's Built in America Collection
which has drawings, photographs, and descriptions of old houses and buildings.

Maria Howard Weeden (1846-1905)
Huntsville Pilgrimage Association
conducts annual tour of historic houses
Helion Lodge #1
* Historic districts in Huntsville, Alabama National Register of Historic Places in Huntsville, Alabama Greek Revival architecture in Alabama Federal architecture in Alabama Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama {{Alabama-NRHP-stub