Time & Place
Nov 02, 2024, 7:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Athens, Athens, AL, USA
Information
Take a trip to Athens, AL, on November 02, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. as we tour six beautiful historic homes.
The bus will pick up guests from the Battle-Friedman House on Saturday morning. Guests are welcome to leave their vehicles in the Battle-Friedman parking lot.
The cost is $100 per person; this includes lunch at Ro's Grille in downtown Athens.
Tickets Include :
Bus ride - includes trip to and from Athens and all stops in between
6 in-depth tours of prominent homes in Limestone County, AL
Lunch at Ro's Grille in downtown Athens
Snacks & Refreshments will be served on the bus
There are only 40 spots available, so reserve yours today!
Contact our office at: 205-758-2238 info@historictuscaloosa.org
Homes included in this year's ramble:
1. Cotton Hill circa 1824 23789 Huntsville Brownsferry Road The house, designed in the Federal architectural style, was built in the middle of a 1,000-acre plantation by William Parham for Luke Matthews in the 1830s.
2. Walker-Kuykendall Home circa 1851 309 S. Clinton Greek Revival home of Judge Wm Walker and wife Sarah Ryan, last county judge before the creation of Probate Court.
3. Vasser-Lovvorn House circa 1824 301 E. Washington Street One of the oldest remaining structures in Athens.
4. Beaty-Mason House circa 1826 211 S. Beaty Street The home was sold in 1961 to Athens College for use as a home for the campus presidents.
5. The Cedars circa 1859 22877 Garrett Road The Cedars is one of Limestone County's loveliest antebellum homes and one of the few that remains in the hands of the same family that built it. The towering cedar trees that line the front entrance gave the mansion its name. Built in 1859, The Cedars is a working plantation and family home.
6. The Donnell House circa 1840 601 S. Clinton Street The home was part of a 250-acre estate that Union soldiers took over during the Civil War and later fell into bankruptcy. Also known as Pleasant Hill, as shown on its historical marker, it has been part of a school campus since the 1930s.
