John Blue, President of the Ledges Association, describes the Ledges as "the architectural style of the historic district of downtown Huntsville with the softness of Mooresville." In planning to build the homes in this community developers aspired to create one that emulated the gracious architecture of Old Huntsville.

"It will reflect the atmosphere of yesteryear with every home having a front porch and with garages and mailboxes in back out of view. There will also be a world class golf facility, jogging paths, junior Olympic swimming pool and splash pool, golf learning center and pro shop, tennis courts, fitness center and nature and hiking trails." According to Walter Alen, one of The Ledges designer, "We tried to maintain the feeling of a great country house, and so the rooms have that large residence scale," described Walter Allen. "The building is sited in a very special way, so that the sunset is on the dining rooms and ballroom with perfect views on a clear day."

Home designs must pass the Architectural Review Committee standards before homes can be built. The initial plans were for 250 units on Huntsville Mountain, with styles including Town homes, Cottages, Villas, and Estates. Buying or building a home in the Ledges comes with a sense of security as a guard is always on station to ensure home owners privacy and security.

The Homes in the vicinity were all built in brilliant designs of 18th and 19th century American home architecture from the "Jeffersonian homes in the style of Monticello, to New Orleans-style town homes, to upscale versions of traditional American farmhouses."

The Ledges was built on a 3,000 acres of pastureland which was once a family-owned cattle ranch. Interestingly, The Ledges has more engineers per capita than any other golf club in the nation, primarily due to its proximity to the NASA Space Center.

One of the perks of being a home owner in The Ledges is the breath taking view of the city of Huntsville that it affords. It's unordinary aesthetics and wonderful designs make The Ledges of Huntsville great place to own a home.

Hampton Cove News

James Earl Jones in Huntsville Thursday

Nov 1, 2007

Legendary actor James Earl Jones is coming to Huntsville Thursday for a special cause.

The man, who is the voice behind Darth Vader's mask, will read to students at Hampton Cove Elementary School .

The event will launch a statewide partnership between the Verizon Foundation's Thinkfinity.org and the Alabama Department of Education's Alabama Learning Exchange.

The two organizations will bring innovative online education resources to teachers, parents and students free of charge.

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