John Robinson House
Oaklawn is a historic residence in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in 1844 by John Robinson, a longtime revenue commissioner in Madison County who became one of the county's largest landowners.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: House
- Description: listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- Also known as: “Oaklawn” and “Robinson-Dilworth House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Louis Crews Stadium and Huntsville Depot.
Louis Crews Stadium
Stadium
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Louis Crews Stadium is a 21,000-seat multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of Alabama A&M University in Normal, Alabama. The stadium opened in 1996 and is home to the Alabama A&M football team. Louis Crews Stadium is situated 1½ miles north of John Robinson House.
Huntsville Depot
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The Huntsville Depot located on the Norfolk Southern Railway line in downtown Huntsville is the oldest surviving railroad depot in Alabama and one of the oldest in the United States. Huntsville Depot is situated 2 miles southwest of John Robinson House.
Elmore Gymnasium
Stadium
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T. M. Elmore Gymnasium is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Normal, the northern part of Huntsville, Alabama, United States. It is home to the Alabama A&M University Bulldogs women's volleyball team, and was also home to the A&M men's and women's basketball teams before their 2022 move to the new Alabama A&M Events Center. Elmore Gymnasium is situated 1½ miles north of John Robinson House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Normal and Huntsville.
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 2 miles north of John Robinson House.
Huntsville
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.
Chase
Hamlet
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Chase is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama, United States. Chase is situated 2½ miles northeast of John Robinson House.
John Robinson House
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Madison, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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