Twickenham Historic District

Twickenham Historic District was the first historic district designated in Huntsville, Alabama, US. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1973, with a boundary increase on May 26, 2015.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Weeden House Museum and First Presbyterian Church (Huntsville, Alabama).

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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Episcopal Church of the Nativity

Church

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Episcopal Church of the Nativity is a church in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1859. It is noted as one of the most pristine examples of Ecclesiological Gothic architecture in the South.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntsville and Normal.

Huntsville

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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 4 miles north of Twickenham Historic District.