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Burritt on the Mountain is an open-air museum in Huntsville, Alabama. The museum grounds on Round Top Mountain, a plateau connected to Monte Sano Mountain, were the estate of local physician William Burritt, who willed his house and land to the city for use as a museum upon his death in 1955. A number of 19th-century rural structures have been ...
The Joel Eddins House is a hall-and-parlor log house on the grounds of Burritt on the Mountain in Huntsville, Alabama, and is the oldest documented building in the state.The house was built in 1810 near present-day Ardmore in Limestone County, Alabama, by Joel Eddins, a settler from Abbeville County, South Carolina.
Burritt on the Mountain museum and park in Huntsville, Alabama. People. Blackleach Burritt (1744–1794), patriot preacher during the American Revolutionary War; Bailey Barton Burritt (1878–1954), public health advocate; David Burritt, American businessman, CEO of U.S. Steel; Elihu Burritt (1810–1879), American philanthropist and social ...
Mountain Creek: Chilton: Civil War exhibits, two cemeteries, a church and post office. Operated by the Alabama Historical Commission [52] Cook's Natural Science Museum: Decatur Morgan Natural history [53] Cullman County Museum: Cullman: Cullman Housed in a replica of the home of Col. John G. Cullmann, German immigrant who founded the city [54]
The oldest documented building in the state. This European American influenced log cabin was moved from Ardmore, Alabama to its current location at Burritt on the Mountain museum in 2007. [1] [2] Jude-Crutcher House: Huntsville: 1812 House Second oldest building and oldest surviving log dogtrot style house in the state. The breezeway has been ...
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Burritt on the Mountain, located on Monte Sano Mountain, is a regional history museum and event venue featuring a 1950s mansion, interpretive historic park, nature trails, and scenic overlooks. [116] [113] Harrison Brothers Hardware Store, established in 1879, is the oldest operating hardware store in Alabama. Now owned by the Historic ...
Located on Monte Sano Mountain, Monte Sano Nature Preserve covers 1,107 acres (448 ha) making it one of the largest urban nature preserves in the US, larger than Central Park. It includes over 25 miles (40 km) of trails for hiking and mountain biking, which connect to Monte Sano State Park and Burritt on the Mountain. [19]