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McCrary House

Federal architecture in AlabamaHouses completed in 1840Houses in Madison County, AlabamaNational Register of Historic Places in Madison County, AlabamaProperties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
McCrary House December 2010
McCrary House December 2010

The McCrary House (also known as McVille) is a historic farm house near Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama. Founded after the initial federal land sale in Madison County in 1809, the farm has been in the McCrary family throughout. It was recognized as an Alabama Century & Heritage Farm in 1979, and reaffirmed on its 200th anniversary in 2009. Additionally, the house was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1979 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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