2005 Kildare Street NW
"Kildare. Madison County National Register Of Historic Places Listing, 1982. (HHF Website)"
District: Other (1184)
Built: 1886-87
Location: Map ↗
District: Other (1184)
Built: 1886-87
Location: Map ↗
Item 10 of 10 (4877)
"A maypole dance at Kildare, the estate built by cottonseed oil tycoon, Michael O'Shaughnessy, off Meridian Street. In 1881, Michael and his brother, James F. O'Shaughnessy, used their great wealth to create the North Alabama Improvement Company and transform Huntsville's economy by funding many business projects such as the Dallas Mill and the Monte Sano Hotel."Date: unknownRights: Alabama Mosaic; Huntsville Madison County Public Library
Related Links:
verticalhouse - View over 125 photos of the Kildare Mansion by Ashley Brody Vaughn, including many beautiful interior shots.
House History - Read all about the interesting history of this house in a dedicated issue of the Historic Huntsville Quarterly.