Elbert H. Parsons Law Library, Huntsville

Name: Elbert H. Parsons Law Library
Address: Huntsville, United States

#84 among attractions in Huntsville

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The Elbert H. Parsons Law Library is a historic commercial building in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in 1913 by the May and Cooney Dry Goods company to replace their building which was destroyed by a fire in 1911. The store occupied the building until 1931, when they went bankrupt due to the Great Depression. J. C. Penney moved into the building in 1934 and remained until 1966, when it moved to "The Mall" on University Drive. In 1973, it was purchased by the county and renovated to house a public law library. ()

Built: 1913 (111 years ago)Coordinates: 34°43'51"N, 86°35'5"W

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Elbert H. Parsons Law Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Von Braun Center, Weeden House Museum, Alabama Constitution Village, Randolph Street Church of Christ.

0.4 miSW
Sport venue, Convention center, Sport
Von Braun Center, Huntsville
12 min walk • The Von Braun Center, known as the Von Braun Civic Center until 1997, is a multi-purpose indoor arena, meeting, and performing arts complex, with a maximum arena seating capacity of 10,000, located in Huntsville, Alabama.
~820 ftSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Weeden House Museum, Huntsville
4 min walk • The Weeden House Museum is a historic two-story house in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in 1819 for Henry C. Bradford, and designed in the Federal architectural style.
~600 ftS
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Alabama Constitution Village, Huntsville
3 min walk • The Constitution Hall Park is a historical open-air museum in Huntsville, Alabama, that reenacts life in 1819. The eight buildings include a law office, print shop, land surveyor's office, post office, cabinetmaker's shop and residence. It was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on October 31, 1975.
~150 ftE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Randolph Street Church of Christ, Huntsville
1 min walk • The Randolph Street Church of Christ is a historic church in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in 1887 in a Gothic Revival style similar to rural churches, but built of brick. Rather than a central entrance, the tower contains doors under pointed toplights on the sides, and a double lancet window joined under a pointed arch.
~380 ftS
34°43'47"N • 86°35'4"W
Harrison Brothers Hardware, Huntsville
2 min walk • Museum, Shopping
~830 ftNE
Synagogue, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Temple B'nai Sholom, Huntsville
5 min walk • Temple B'nai Sholom is a historic synagogue in Huntsville, Alabama. The Reform congregation was founded in 1876, with the current building dedicated November 26, 1899. It is the oldest synagogue building in continuous use in the state. It was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on July 29, 1977.
~420 ftSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Episcopal Church of the Nativity, Huntsville
3 min walk • Episcopal Church of the Nativity is a church in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1859. It is noted as one of the most pristine examples of Ecclesiological Gothic architecture in the South.
~520 ftSW
Greek Revival architecture
First National Bank, Huntsville
3 min walk • The First National Bank is a historic bank building in Huntsville, Alabama. The temple-form Greek Revival structure was built in 1835–1836.
~1000 ftS
Museum
Humphreys–Rodgers House, Huntsville
5 min walk • The Humphreys–Rodgers House is a historic residence in Huntsville, Alabama. Since its construction in 1848, it has been expanded and altered at least three times, saved from demolition twice, and moved once.
~1040 ftE
Frat house
Helion Lodge 1, Huntsville
6 min walk • Helion Lodge #1 is a Masonic lodge in Huntsville, Alabama. It is the oldest operating lodge of Freemasons in the state. According to Grand Historian Joseph Abram Jackson's Masonry in Alabama, it is "the birthplace of Freemasonry in Alabama." Helion Lodge is also the common name for the building, built in 1911, where the lodge meets.
~810 ftS
Queen Anne architecture
Hundley House, Huntsville
4 min walk • The Hundley House is a historic residence in Huntsville, Alabama. The house was built in 1900 by Oscar Richard Hundley, a lawyer who served as City Attorney, State Representative, State Senator, and was appointed a judge to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

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Which popular attractions are close to Elbert H. Parsons Law Library?

Nearby attractions include Randolph Street Church of Christ, Huntsville (1 min walk), Schiffman Building, Huntsville (2 min walk), Harrison Brothers Hardware, Huntsville (2 min walk), Episcopal Church of the Nativity, Huntsville (3 min walk).

How to get to Elbert H. Parsons Law Library by public transport?

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Greyhound (9 min walk)