Paying our respects at Glenwood Cemetery
Post https://cityblog.huntsvilleal.gov/paying-respects-glenwood-cemetery/...Follow the link, Alabama’s Historic Cemeteries: A Basic Guide to Preservation. This article “Glenwood Cemetery – Paying Our Respects” first appeared in the April 2017 issue of the Historic Huntsville...
City Planners: Smart growth principles guide preservation and development
Post https://cityblog.huntsvilleal.gov/city-planners-smart-growth-principles-guide-preservation-and-development/...among them are mixed land use, a range of housing choices, walkable neighborhoods, preservation of green space and wetlands, multiple transportation modes and public input. A jogger runs along a...
Lowe Mill: A case study of wildly successful adaptive reuse
Post https://cityblog.huntsvilleal.gov/lowe-mill-a-case-study-of-wildly-successful-adaptive-reuse/...what Freeland calls “an incubator for creative minds.” Talk & Tour In conjunction with the Huntsville Historic Preservation Commission, Lowe Mill will host a “talk and tour” event on Friday,...
Falling in love...with the Lombardo building
Post https://cityblog.huntsvilleal.gov/falling-in-love-with-the-lombardo-building/...building. LOMBARDO 1922 is written on the Railroad Station Antiques Mall at the corner of Jefferson and Monroe. I blame Jessica White, the City of Huntsville’s Historic Preservation Consultant, and...
Huntsville museum salutes military history and service members’ sacrifices
Post https://cityblog.huntsvilleal.gov/huntsville-museum-salutes-military-history-and-service-members-sacrifices/...see firsthand the artifacts that recall their service and sacrifices.” For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/usvmm. MORE HISTORY Celebrate Historic Preservation Month by checking out previous blog posts on the Historic...
Jude-Crutcher House: A log cabin filled with legacy and love
Post https://cityblog.huntsvilleal.gov/jude-crutcher-house-a-log-cabin-filled-with-legacy-and-love/As part of the 2019 “This Place Matters” campaign, the Huntsville Historic Preservation Commission salutes Alabama’s Bicentennial by profiling homes built in the community more than 200 years ago. When...
Huntsville City Council Members Share Places That Matter
Post https://cityblog.huntsvilleal.gov/city-council-members-share-places-that-matter/...been very involved in the survey and National Register of Historic Places listing of McThornmor Acres, Alabama’s first Space Age historic district. “The neighborhood association has great leadership, and with...
Brick by Brick: Constructing the history of Henderson and Daniel Brandon
Post https://cityblog.huntsvilleal.gov/brick-by-brick-constructing-the-history-of-henderson-and-daniel-brandon/...scarcity of materials that track the important historical dots of their lives. The Historic Huntsville Foundation’s (HHF) Rooted in History exhibition, “Brick by Brick: The Legacy of Henderson and Daniel...
Preservation Partnership: Land Trust to open new trails, create more connectivity
Post https://cityblog.huntsvilleal.gov/preservation-partnership-land-trust-to-open-new-trails-create-more-connectivity/For those who think of Land Trust preservation projects as merely serpentine trails through hilly forests, consider this: Hiking. Disc golf. Cycling. Horseback riding. Education. One of the most versatile...
Women's History Month: 6 inspiring stories from Huntsville leaders
Post https://cityblog.huntsvilleal.gov/womens-history-month-6-inspiring-stories-from-huntsville-leaders/...of people whose contributions have been overlooked and whose historical experiences have been marginalized? Donna Castellano, Executive Director of the Historic Huntsville Foundation. “I am proud that the Historic Huntsville...