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The '''Lee Bradley residence''' is a Greek Revival-style mansion constructed in [[1907]] for attorney [[Lee Bradley]] at 640 [[Idlewild Circle]], a [[Jemison Company]] subdivision between [[George Ward Park]] and [[Glen Iris Park]]. | The '''Lee Bradley residence''' is a Greek Revival-style mansion constructed in [[1907]] for attorney [[Lee Bradley]] at 640 [[Idlewild Circle]], a [[Jemison Company]] subdivision between [[George Ward Park]] and [[Glen Iris Park]]. | ||
The red brick house was designed by [[Thomas Walter III]] with [[Sidney Ullman]]. As a nod to | The red brick house was designed by [[Thomas Walter III]] with [[Sidney Ullman]]. As a nod to his wife [[Eleanor Bradley|Eleanor]]'s Louisiana heritage, the house features a wraparound, two-story gallery supported on 14 Corinthian columns, with a projecting four-column portico. | ||
The house was later owned by [[Ollie Smith|Ollie]] and [[Carolyn Smith]]. | The house was later owned by [[Ollie Smith|Ollie]] and [[Carolyn Smith]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* "The Imposing Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Lee C. Bradley, at Idlewild." (December 5, 1915) | * "The Imposing Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Lee C. Bradley, at Idlewild." (December 5, 1915) {{BAH}} | ||
* {{Satterfield-1976}} | * {{Satterfield-1976}} | ||
Revision as of 18:07, 24 February 2023
The Lee Bradley residence is a Greek Revival-style mansion constructed in 1907 for attorney Lee Bradley at 640 Idlewild Circle, a Jemison Company subdivision between George Ward Park and Glen Iris Park.
The red brick house was designed by Thomas Walter III with Sidney Ullman. As a nod to his wife Eleanor's Louisiana heritage, the house features a wraparound, two-story gallery supported on 14 Corinthian columns, with a projecting four-column portico.
The house was later owned by Ollie and Carolyn Smith.
References
- "The Imposing Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Lee C. Bradley, at Idlewild." (December 5, 1915) The Birmingham Age-Herald
- Satterfield, Carolyn Green (1976) Historic Sites of Jefferson County, Alabama. Birmingham: Jefferson County Historical Commission/Gray Printing Company