Directions
To view the Cox House:
The very next house at 311 Lincoln Street is the Cox House.
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Site Description
311 Lincoln Street SE
Cox House, ca. 1825
Cox House, ca. 1825
Huntsville architect George Steele designed this home in 1825 for Joshua Cox.
Directly behind it, up on Echols Hill, is the home of LeRoy Pope. Pope boasted that from his home he had the best view of all of Huntsville. Legend says that Joshua Cox built his home with extra high ceilings, fourteen feet on the first floor and sixteen feet on the second floor, in order to block Pope's view. And so this house will for evermore be known as the Spite House.
More Information
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the History and Architecture of Huntsville,
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The Huntsville History Collection
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Huntsville-Madison County Public Library.
the History and Architecture of Huntsville,
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The Huntsville History Collection
or The Heritage Room at the
Huntsville-Madison County Public Library.
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