403 Echols Avenue SE

1814 LeRoy Pope House. 1846 portico by Geo. Steele. C.1920's North addition. Restored 1978, Jones & Herrin, Arch. (HJAC - '97)
District: Twickenham (829)
Built: c. 1814
Sign: Pope 1814
Location: Map ↗
403 Echols Avenue SE

Item 38 of 57 (4584)

"The Pope Mansion. Located on Echols Hill at 403 Echols Avenue, the LeRoy Pope Mansion was built in 1815 by architect George Steele on a twenty-five and one-half acre plot. It was the first mansion in Huntsville. Bricks for the house were made in Tennessee, transported by flatboat to Ditto's Landing, and then hauled by wagon to the building site."
Date: unknown
Rights: Alabama Mosaic; Huntsville Madison County Public Library