The Weeden House Museum is a historic two-story house in

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. It was built in 1819 for Henry C. Bradford, and designed in the Federal architectural style. Until 1845, it was sold and purchased by several home owners, including

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, who served as a Congressman, Senator, and Associate Justice of the

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. From 1845 to 1956, it belonged to the Weeden family. During the

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of 1861-1865, the

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took over the house while the Weedens moved to Tuskegee; they moved back in after the war. Portraitist and poet

Maria Howard Weeden Maria Howard Weeden (July 6, 1846 – April 12, 1905), who signed her work and published as Howard Weeden, was an American artist and poet based in Huntsville, Alabama. After the American Civil War, she began to sell works she painted, which incl ...

spent most of her life in the house. After it was sold by the Weeden family in 1956, the house was remodelled into residential apartments. 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. The private residence became a

house museum A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a v ...

in 1981.

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Weeden House Museum
Houses completed in 1819 1819 establishments in Alabama Houses in Huntsville, Alabama Historic house museums in Alabama Federal architecture in Alabama

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