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  Architecture notebook 5: Paul Cottage, at 710 Adams St., Huntsville, Ala.

  Paul Cottage, built c. 1850s. Located at 710 Adams St., Huntsville, Alabama.
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  Architecture notebook 5: Pope House, or the Leroy Pope-Watts house or Patton-Echols-Spragins-Watts House, at 403 Echols Ave., Huntsville, Ala.

  Pope House, also known as the Leroy Pope-Watts House and the Patton-Echols-Spragins-Watts House, built c. 1814. Originally Federal style. Renovated by George Steele c. 1848 to be a combination of Federal and Greek Revival styles. North wing added c. 1920s. Located at 403 Echols Ave., Huntsville, Alabama. LeRoy Pope, the first owner of the house, purchased a large tract of land, including Huntsville, and became an important part of Huntsville's political, economic, and cultural development. Pope hosted a dinner on the lawn of his house to honor General Andrew Jackson and his company when they passed through the area after the Battle of Horse Shoe Bend. The University of Alabama in Huntsville once leased this building to house its university presidents.
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  Architecture notebook 5: Gaines House, at 132 Walker Ave., Huntsville, Ala.

  Gaines House, built c. 1900. Late-Victorian. Includes a storage shed that possibly functioned as a buggy house. Located at 132 Walker Ave., Huntsville, Alabama.
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  Architecture notebook 5: Figures House, at 423 Randolph Ave., Huntsville, Ala.

  Figures House, built c. 1840-1850s. Located at 423 Randolph Ave., Huntsville, Alabama. George Steele was the architect for this house.
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  Architecture notebook 10: Structures near downtown Huntsville, Ala.

  Photographs of residences near downtown Huntsville, Alabama. Includes a Williams St. fence, built ca. 1940 and demolished in 1980; Dutch Colonial residence on Franklin St., south of Cruse Alley, for which Jones and Herrin designed a rear addition in 1984; and residences on Church St. near the depot, including the Andrew Jackson Downing House.
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  Architecture notebook 10: Rutledge residence, 111 Calhoun St., Huntsville, Ala.

  Documentation of plans to alter the residence at 111 Calhoun St. in Huntsville's Old Town, submitted to the Huntsville Historical Preservation Committee, 1979. Includes drawings and photographs of the structure and property before and after the alterations.
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  Architecture notebook 11: Oak Place, or George Steel House, at 808 Maysville Rd., Huntsville, Alabama.

  George Steele House, also known as Oak Place, built c. 1840. Greek Revival style. Located at 808 Maysville Rd., Huntsville, Alabama. Was built to be the family residence of George Steele, a prominent architect of early Huntsville. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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  Architecture notebook 13: Johnson Mahoney Building, Drugstore, and Central Café, at Jefferson and Clinton St., Huntsville, Alabama.

  Johnson Mahoney Building, Drugstore, and Central Cafe, built early 20th century. Located at the southeast corner of Jefferson and Clinton Sts. in Huntsville, Alabama. Demolished c. 1974.
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  Architecture notebook 13: Old Downtown Huntsville Postcards.

  Copies of Huntsville postcards displaying historic Huntsville buildings. The West side of the square. Huntsville Hospital, built early 20th century and demolished c. 1980. The East side of the square c. 1955. Huntsville Y.M.C.A. c. 1913. City Hall undert construction, 1963. Big Spring Park in the 1940s and 1930s.
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  Architecture notebook 13: Stapp Residence, at Franklin and Williams St., Huntsville, Alabama.

  Stapp Residence, built c. 1850s. Located at the northeast corner of Franklin and Williams in Huntsville, Alabama.