Cullman in Cullman County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Weiss Cottage
Cullmans Oldest House
Photographed by Tim Carr, July 31, 2010
1. Weiss Cottage Marker
Dr. Aldo Weiss, practical physician and accoucheur, purchased the property from the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company in 1875, lived in this house, had his office in it, and kept his goats in the cellar. In 1976, the owner, Mrs. Herman Ruehl, gave the house to the City of Cullman and it was moved from the original site, 206 Sixth Avenue, S. E. to this location as a Bicentennial Project.
This house was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by the Alabama Historical Commission on January 25, 1977.
Erected 1977 by Cullman County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1883.
Location. 34° 10.45′ N, 86° 50.467′ W. Marker is in Cullman, Alabama, in Cullman County. It is at the intersection of 1st Avenue Southeast and 4th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling
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Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sand Mountain Plateau (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Johns Evangelical Protestant Church (about 700 feet away); Die Deutsche Kolonie Von Nord Alabama (approx. Ό mile away); Evangelical Protestant Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Betz Addition Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ernest E. Greene Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Johann Gottfried Cullmann (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cullman Railroad Depot (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cullman.
Regarding Weiss Cottage. An accoucheur is a man who assists women in childbirth, IE: a male midwife.
Photographed by Tim Carr, July 31, 2010
2. Weiss Cottage Marker
Photographed by Tim Carr, July 31, 2010
3. Weiss Cottage Marker
Photographed by Tim Carr, July 31, 2010
4. Weiss Cottage
Photographed by Tim Carr, July 31, 2010
5. Weiss Cottage
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,429 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 1, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
