James Donnelly residence

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Donnelly House is a historic residence and event venue located at 2828 Highland Avenue in Highland Park.

The 12,000 square-foot Georgian Colonial mansion features white marble floors, as well as a lighted ornamental pool and fountains. A 200-year-old beaded Austrian crystal chandelier imported from France greets visitors at the foyer. It was built in 1905 to be the residence of industrialist and civic leader James W. Donnelly, who moved to Birmingham after retiring from the Procter & Gamble Co. in Cincinnati. During the 1950s, it also was home to the Birmingham Civic Ballet.

The Donnelly House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1975.

Currently, the house and the adjacent gardens are managed by Culinard, the culinary institute of Virginia College. The house itself fell into foreclosure in 2009 and is currently owned by Gateway Bank of San Francisco, California.

References

  • Kent, Dawn (July 31, 2009) "Birmingham's historic Donnelly House is in foreclosure." Birmingham News
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