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Oaklawn (Huntsville, Alabama)

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836: 74: 99: 124: 942: 53: 843: 131: 106: 81: 331:. The interior is laid out with a large central hall on both floors, flanked by a pair of rooms on each side. Each wing features one room, with extensions built in the 1920s containing bathrooms. A kitchen was added to the rear in the 1940s. 883: 815: 805: 800: 745: 685: 795: 780: 700: 675: 590: 770: 730: 690: 640: 625: 595: 565: 540: 535: 466: 825: 775: 760: 720: 715: 705: 670: 665: 635: 600: 580: 575: 550: 545: 530: 520: 505: 500: 495: 820: 810: 790: 785: 750: 740: 735: 725: 650: 645: 630: 620: 615: 610: 570: 555: 525: 515: 1007: 878: 755: 710: 680: 660: 585: 280:, the grounds were used as an army camp and hospital. In 1919, the house was purchased by the Dilworth family and restored from its poor condition. The house was later owned by Max Luther, a prominent local merchant. 765: 655: 605: 560: 510: 1002: 857: 695: 862: 459: 949: 479: 452: 73: 911: 906: 1027: 888: 164: 123: 983: 98: 1012: 916: 1022: 475: 363: 335: 39: 423: 58: 399: 1017: 976: 311:
are present on the corners of both the main block and the wings, as well as terminating the portico. The main block has a
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house has a five-bay main block with two attached wings to the sides, an unusual layout for the time in Alabama. A
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as an officers' quarters. The family vacated the house in the late 19th century, and during the
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Floyd, W. Warner; Ellen Mertins; Martha Sims; Harvie P. Jones (April 15, 1977).
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property in Alabama on the National Register of Historic Places
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who became one of the county's largest landowners. During the
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National Register of Historic Places in Huntsville, Alabama
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Oaklawn (Huntsville, Alabama) is located in Huntsville, Alabama
Oaklawn (Huntsville, Alabama) is located in Alabama
Oaklawn (Huntsville, Alabama) is located in the United States
Huntsville, Alabama
34°45′38″N 86°34′38″W / 34.76056°N 86.57722°W / 34.76056; -86.57722
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Huntsville, Alabama
Madison County
Civil War
Union Army
Spanish–American War
Greek Revival
portico
Doric
entablature
pediment
Pilasters
capitals
gable roof
cornices
parapets
sidelights
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