William Winston House, Tuscumbia

Name: William Winston House
Address: Tuscumbia, United States

#5 among attractions in Tuscumbia

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The William Winston House is a historic residence in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Construction was begun in the early 1800s by merchant Clark T. Barton and finished in 1824 by planter William Winston. Winston's son, John A. Winston, was Governor of Alabama from 1854 until 1857; Winston's daughter married another Governor, Robert B. Lindsay. The house remained in the family until 1948, when it was sold to the city, which constructed a new campus for Deshler High School around the house. ()

Built: 1840 (185 years ago)Coordinates: 34°44'18"N, 87°42'4"W

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William Winston House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rosenbaum House, Rogers Department Store, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Alabama Music Hall of Fame.

4 miN
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Rosenbaum House, Florence
101 min walk • The Rosenbaum House is a single-family house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built for Stanley and Mildred Rosenbaum in Florence, Alabama. A noted example of his Usonian house concept, it is the only Wright building in Alabama, and is one of only 26 pre-World War II Usonian houses.
4.5 miN
Shopping, Department store
Rogers Department Store, Florence
116 min walk • Rogers Department Store was a department store chain based in Florence, Alabama. Founded in 1894, the company grew to include locations across the Tennessee Valley. The original building, constructed in 1910, was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1994 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
2.6 miNE
Specialty museum, Music venue, Museum
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield
66 min walk • Muscle Shoals Sound Studio is a recording studio in Sheffield, Alabama formed in 1969 by four session musicians known as The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section who had left nearby FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals to create their own recording facility.
1.8 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Tuscumbia
46 min walk • The Alabama Music Hall of Fame, first conceived by the Muscle Shoals Music Association in the early 1980s, was created by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board, which then saw to its Phase One construction of a 12,500 sq ft facility after a statewide referendum in 1987.
~1680 ftW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Ivy Green, Tuscumbia
9 min walk • Ivy Green is a historic house museum at 300 West North Commons in Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States. Built in 1820, it was the birthplace and childhood home of Helen Keller, the famous deaf-blind author and speaker. A National Historic Landmark honoring Keller's life, it is now a museum open to the public.
4.6 miN
34°48'4"N • 87°40'31"W
Shoals Community Theatre, Florence
117 min walk • Concerts and shows, Non-profit, Music venue
4.7 miN
Park
Wilson Park, Florence
121 min walk • The Wilson Park Houses are a group of three historic homes in Florence, Alabama. Built as upper-class residences between 1890 and 1918, the houses are adjacent to Wilson Park, laid out as a public space upon the city's founding and later renamed for President Woodrow Wilson.
2 miE
Historical place
FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals
52 min walk • FAME Studios is a recording studio located at 603 East Avalon Avenue in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, an area of northern Alabama known as the Shoals.
4.6 miN
34°48'10"N • 87°40'40"W
First Fridays Downtown Florence, Florence
119 min walk • Concerts and shows, City hall
4.2 miN
Museum
George Coulter House, Florence
109 min walk • The George Coulter House is a historic house located at 420 South Pine Street in Florence, Alabama.
4.8 miN
34°48'20"N • 87°40'50"W
Norton Auditorium, Florence
122 min walk • Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater

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Nearby attractions include Felix Grundy Norman House, Tuscumbia (7 min walk), Ivy Green, Tuscumbia (9 min walk), Tuscumbia Historic District, Tuscumbia (10 min walk).