Tag Archives: Etowah County

Charles Gunn House-Gadsden, Alabama

Edward Hollingsworth designed and built the home in 1886. it was purchased by local dentist, Charles Gunn. He willed the home to his daughter, Carolyn Bellenger, who lived there until her death in 1990. She donated the property to city, and it is now used as an event venue.

It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

International Style House-Gadsden, Alabama

Built in 1935, this international-style house is located near downtown Gadsden, Alabama. I don’t often see modern homes built from this time period in this part of the country. I believe this home was specifically built for someone because it does not look like any other home in the neighborhood. I love how the curves of the house and sidewalk complement the curve of the fence and roadway.

Colonel O. R. Hood House-Gadsden, Alabama

Built in 1904 for Colonel Oliver Roland Hood, the Classical Revival home was designed by architect James Crisman. There are also Victorian and American Foursquare elements. The home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Congregation Beth Israel-Gadsden, Alabama

Congregation Beth Israel built their synagogue in 1922. This was 12 years after the congregation was founded in 1910. It was an active synagogue until 2010 when the doors were closed after decades of declining membership.

On March 25, 1960, the synagogue was firebombed by a Nazi sympathizer. Amazingly, only two people were injured, and it was the two men who ran out of the Temple to catch the perpetrator.