Old Town Historic District

The Old Town Historic District was the second historic district in Huntsville, Alabama. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 18, 1978.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Temple B’nai Sholom and Weeden House Museum.

Temple B’nai Sholom

Synagogue

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Temple B'nai Sholom is an historic Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 103 Lincoln Street SE, in Huntsville, Alabama, in the United States.

Weeden House Museum

Museum

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The Weeden House Museum is a historic two-story house in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in 1819 for Henry C. Bradford, and designed in the Federal architectural style.

First Presbyterian Church (Huntsville, Alabama)

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntsville and Normal.

Huntsville is in northern Alabama, about 20 miles from the border with Tennessee. The city is a center for missile defense and aerospace technologies, with companies like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman having major operations here.

Normal

Hamlet

Normal, Alabama is the home of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, the largest HBCU in Alabama. The university is situated in Huntsville, Alabama's northern city limits in Madison County. Normal is situated 3½ miles north of Old Town Historic District.