The ledges huntsville home for sale market

The Ledges of Huntsville Mountain The Ledges is a private community in the Huntsville Mountain with many fascinating homes and just a short drive away from shopping, schools and other amenities that Huntsville has to offer. The Ledges has it own private golf course, sports clubs and a 36,300-sq.-ft club house with membership above 500.

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.

Burritt Museum Guild Highlights Homes in The Ledges

The Burritt Museum Guild will host the fifth annual Burritt Museum Homes Tour on Saturday, September 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The 2006 Burritt Museum Homes Tour is sponsored by Van Valkenburgh & Wilkinson Realtors and Mercedes-Benz of Huntsville. This year, the tour moves off Monte Sano Mountain and spotlights some of the homes on Huntsville Mountain. The 2006 tour features five exceptional homes in the exclusive gated community of The Ledges. The custom homes of David and Judy Richardson, Don and Martha Reed, Jim and Marilyn Roney, Sam and Angie Yeager, and Fred and Vicki Ziegler will be showcased. In addition our tour includes the Burritt Mansion and Meals house in Burritt’s Historic Park.

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Ansley Park Homes View Atlanta Homes for Sale Ansley Park's Real Estate Website gretchenlennon.com Guests may stop by the Ledges Gazebo for lemonade and tea cakes served by Guild members in period dress and meet Dr. Burritt, played by Marty Siebert. Parking for the Ledges will be available at the Target parking lot on Carl T. Jones Drive and the streets near the homes. Mercedes-Benz of Huntsville will provide transportation between the Target parking lot and the Ledges Gazebo throughout the tour. A separate shuttle will also run between the Ledges Gazebo and the Reed home during the tour.

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