Historic Huntsville Foundation

Historic Huntsville Foundation

Mission Statement
Since 1974, and the Foundation has worked to preserve architecturally and
historically significant sites and structures in Huntsville and Madison County.

Harrison Brothers Hardware

The Foundation
owns and operates
Harrison Brothers Hardware.

owns and leases
the Harvie Jones Building.

operates
a warehouse of architectural artifacts and materials for reuse in
historic preservation 2002 winner of the
Alabama Historical Commission’s Exceptional Achievement Award.

publishes
The Quarterly of Local Architecture and Preservation,
2001 winnner of the Alabama Historical Commission’s Exceptional
Achievement Award, and The Foundation Forum, a quarterly newsletter.

provides
complimentary information and consultation on the tax credits available
for the restoration of historic income-producing property.

Central YMCA -
Offices of Watson, Jimmerson, Givhan, Martin, and McKinney, P.C.

Functions include
Quarterly covered dish suppers featuring speakers on historic preservation topics.
An annual awards dinner honoring those who have made
notable contributions to historic preservation.
A Rooftop Affair and The Moveable Feast
Old-Fashioned Trade Day on the Square.
Members-only events at private homes and buildings.

On-going grant-funded projects include
Survey and nomination of the Dallas, Lincoln, Huntsville Park, and
West Huntsville mill villages to the National Register of Historic Places,
funded by the City of Huntsville and the Alabama Historical Commission.

In cooperation with the Lincoln Village Preservation Corporation, rehabilitation of houses in the Lincoln Mill Village funded by an appropriation by from Congressman Bud Cramer.