Summary
Quietdale (also known as the Mrs. William Robinson House) is a historic residence in Huntsville, Alabama, US. The house was built in 1854 for Caroline Moore Robinson, the widow of Madison County Sheriff William Robinson. It represents a shift in architecture from Neoclassical to the more eclectic forms that became prominent in the late 19th century.
Mrs. William Robinson House | |
 The house in December 2010 | |
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| Location | 401 Quietdale Dr. NE, Huntsville, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 34°45′25″N 86°34′26″W / 34.75694°N 86.57389°W |
| Area | 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architect | Mathew W. Steele |
| Architectural style | Romantic Eclecticism |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002054[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 4, 1982 |
The main block of the house is rectangular, with an ell off the rear and a two-story porch following the ell. The hipped roof is truncated to form a rooftop deck. A two-story, three-room, servants' quarters is connected to the house via the porch. Centered on the façade is a single-story hipped roof porch supported by six slender, octagonal columns with corbelled arches in the architraves. A similar porch extends along the west side of the house. Five large six-over-six sash windows stretch across the second floor, while the side of the house has two windows centered between two chimneys, with another window outside of them.[2] There were originally two separate staircases which led to the divided second floor, but they were combined and the second floor joined by the second owner, Erskine Mastin.[3]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ Gamble, Robert S. (January 1981). "Robinson, Mrs. William, House". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ Ammons, Pat (March 20, 2014). "Huntsville's historic Quietdale mansion lives on". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.