Burritt Mansion

William Henry Burritt built this mansion on the top of Round Top Mountain in Huntsville in 1934 and lived there until his death in 1955. He left the property to the city of Huntsville with the proviso that it be used to create the folklife museum Burritt on the Mountain.

Front view of the Burritt Mansion, a large concrete residence with a columned central entrance, broad staircase, and landscaped grounds.
Photo courtesy of the George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs, Carol Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress
Front view of the Burritt Mansion, a large concrete residence with a columned central entrance, broad staircase, and landscaped grounds.