Twickenham
Bibb-Bradley-Beirne House
The story
Behind the sketch.
The Bibb–Bradley–Beirne House was built around 1836 for Thomas Bibb, Alabama's second governor. Its massive brick walls and tall ceilings were both impressive and practical in the southern climate. The bricks are believed to have been made on the property through the labor of enslaved people, a necessary part of the story behind the elegance. During the Civil War, Union General Ormsby Mitchel used the house as his headquarters. Later, it passed through the Bradley and Beirne families before returning to Bibb descendants in the twentieth century. Few Huntsville homes connect state politics, slavery, military occupation, and family continuity so visibly beneath one roof.
- Neighborhood
- Twickenham
- Book location
- Page 33
