Kildare-McCormick House, Victorian mansion in Huntsville, United States

The Kildare-McCormick House is a three-story Queen Anne mansion with an English basement, 40 rooms and over 10,000 square feet. Its exterior mixes limestone, red brick, tan river stones and green-painted wood panels. A cylindrical tower and a southern wing with a rectangular ell flank the central block, and a flat-roofed porch with a porte-cochère extends across the front.

The house was built between 1886 and 1887 and later became the property of Virginia McCormick, a member of the family behind the mechanical reaper invention. This ownership change marked an important chapter in the building's history.

The house served as a gathering place for Huntsville's community, hosting celebrations and events that brought neighbors together throughout the year. This social role made the property an important part of local life and traditions.

The house stands in Huntsville, Alabama, not on any Kildare Street; the name Kildare comes from the Irish county of its first owner. A protective barrier was built around the structure after 2013, and by 2024 it showed broken windows and foliage growing from the eastern chimney, so view it from outside the barrier.

The mansion transformed through different uses over the years, serving as a hotel, spa, antique shop, and boarding house at various times. This varied past reflects how the building adapted to changing community needs.