{"id":15473,"date":"2013-03-31T14:53:23","date_gmt":"2013-03-31T19:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/?p=15473"},"modified":"2014-03-26T06:22:07","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T11:22:07","slug":"main-street-usa-in-huntsville-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/2013\/03\/31\/main-street-usa-in-huntsville-alabama\/","title":{"rendered":"Huntsville Al Historic Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There has to be a Main Street in every town in the\u00a0country, when years ago there was a post office and a hardware store and of course in county seats a court house on the square. There also use to be\u00a0grocery stores, barber shops, \u00a0and the world famous\u00a0Woolworth\u00a0general\u00a0store as well. In modern times however these have often been replaced by law firms sounding the court house.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/oldtownsign.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-9817\" alt=\"oldtownsign\" src=\"\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/oldtownsign-150x112.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/oldtownsign-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/oldtownsign-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/oldtownsign-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/oldtownsign.JPG 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>The\u00a0<strong>Historic District in Huntsville<\/strong>\u00a0has 3 defined areas,\u00a0<a title=\"Twickenham Historic District Huntsville Alabama\" href=\"\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/2008\/08\/04\/huntsvilles-historic-district-part-one\/\">Twickenham<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Old Town Historic District Huntsville Alabama\" href=\"\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/2011\/03\/09\/old-town-huntsville-real-estate\/\">Old Town<\/a><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Five Points Historic District Huntsville Alabama\" href=\"\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/2008\/09\/01\/huntsvilles-historic-five-points-area\/\">Five Points<\/a>\u00a0and each area has a distinct street sign so you always know where you are.\u00a0Twickenham\u00a0street signs have a tree symbol,\u00a0Old Town\u00a0signs all have the name Old Town on them, and\u00a0Five Points\u00a0signs use a star symbol and on the south side of the modern day square you will find\u00a0<a title=\"Historic Hardware Store Huntsville Alabama\" href=\"\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/realestate\/2009\/01\/25\/harrison-brothers-hardware-in-huntsvilles-historic-district\/\">Harrison\u00a0Brothers hardware<\/a> dating back to 1879.<\/p>\n<p>The historic home style remains quite popular in the Huntsville area and in addition to homes in the <strong>Historic<\/strong> District there are several neo-traditional neighborhoods where new historically styled homes are plentiful and available as demonstrated in the following links.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><div id=\"listingbox\" style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:10px;overflow:hidden\"><h4>View All (0) <a href=\"https:\/\/athomeshuntsville.com\/homesforsale\/index.php?action=searchresults&city=huntsville&ftr_style[]=historic\">Huntsville Historic Real Estate for Sale<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The charm and beauty of this\u00a0<strong>old town<\/strong>\u00a0is still there.\u00a0 As we go about our daily routine and busy schedules, we pass right by a relic from our past without realizing its significance. All we have to do, is stop for a moment and take in the view.<\/p>\n<p>Want a personal tour of the Historic Areas of Huntsville and Madison? Why not drop me an\u00a0<a title=\"Elizabeth Cooper-Golden Huntsville Real Estate Broker\" href=\"mailto:elizabeth@athomesrealty.com\">email\u00a0<\/a>or give me a call 256-425-1659and we\u2019ll make it happen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Elizabeth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There has to be a Main Street in every town in the\u00a0country, when years ago there was a post office and a hardware store and of course in county seats a court house on the square. There also use to be\u00a0grocery stores, barber shops, \u00a0and the world famous\u00a0Woolworth\u00a0general\u00a0store as well. 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