Marker Name: Weiss Cottage
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Marker Text:
Cullman’s Oldest House
Preservation of the Weiss Cottage was initiated by the Cullman County Historical Society and implemented by the Cullman County Federation of Women’s Clubs, City of Cullman Bicentennial Commission and the City of Cullman Community Development Agency. The landscaping was directed by the Cullman Federation of Garden Clubs.
Dr. Aldo Weiss, practical physician and accoucheur, purchased the property from the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company in 1875, lived in this house, and had his office in it, and kept his goats in the cellar. In 1976, the owner, Mrs. Herman Ruehl, gave the house to the City of Cullman and it was moved from the original site, 206 Sixth Avenue, S. E. to this location as a Bicentennial Project.
This house was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by the Alabama Historical Commission on January 25, 1977.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1977
Marker Number: None
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