Draft:Stovehouse

Stovehouse is a food and entertainment complex in Huntsville, Alabama that was built in a renovated stove factory. It is located off of Governors Drive, between Interstate 565 and U.S. Route 431.

Martin Stamping and Stove Company
The manufacturing plant in Huntsville that would become Stovehouse was originally built in 1929 by the Rome Stove Company to manufacture its Electric Belle heaters. In 1939, the bankrupt manufacturing plant was purchased by the Martin brothers and re-opened as the Martin Stamping and Stove Company. The factory initially manufactured unvented gas heaters. During World War II, the Huntsville plant manufacuted heaters for the United States Army as well as crates and other materials for the Army's munitions plants in Huntsville. After the war, the factory resumed manufacturing wood, coal, and gas heaters, and began to manufacture electrical heaters as well. After years of decline, the factory closed in 2000.

Stovehouse
In 2017, it was announced that the old Martin Stamping and Stove factory would be renovated into a center for dining, entertainment, and offices. The renovated complex was named "Stovehouse" in reference to the site originally being a Stove factory. Many remnants of the factory can be seen throughout the Stovehouse complex. These include old storage tanks, boilers, and industrial electric motors. The developers left such artifacts on-site in order to show the site's history. Stovehouse held its grand opening on May 24, 2019.