Trying out Burritt on the Mountain
Going to Burritt on the Mountain tomorrow. I have never heard of the place until it was the “offer of the day” from livingsocial.com . They had a special for 50% family plans for the year so I bought it.
So what is Burritt? From their website
Burritt on the Mountain has been referred to as a “Jewel on the Mountain.” Start with Dr. William Henry Burritt’s eclectic mansion, add a historic park with restored 19th century houses including barnyard and animals, and finally throw in the artistic side with concerts, plays and exhibits, and you have a delightful mixture of old and new for young and old! Please consider joining us in enhancing lives and building community through educational, artistic, and recreational experiences while preserving our heritage, land, and historic structures. Your involvement and particiaption is essential to our realization of our mission! Otherwise, Register for full access to restricted content.
In 1955, Dr. Burritt willed his mansion and surrounding 167 acres of land on Round-Top Mountain to the city of Huntsville (making it Huntsville’s first museum). Since that time, volunteers and community activists have brought original homes from the area to Burritt to be restored and utilized as an educational facility.
Our interpreters are always busy demonstrating activities as one would see on a 19th century farm. Blacksmithing, spinning, and cooking over an open hearth are just some of the skills employed in our historic park. In the Burritt Barnyard, visitors can get “up close and personal” with an animal that would have been used for work, wool, or even food for the farmers and their families.
I’m sure it will be crowded (which I hate) as the weather is suppose to wonderful.
Hopefully I get some pictures.
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