DECATUR, Ala. — According to Decatur Police, Highway 31 from Garrett Road to Church Street and Highway 20 from I-65 to Ingalls Harbor will be closed on Saturday at 7p.m.
Judge James Horton’s historic house will be moved from Limestone County to Decatur during this time.
Horton is famous for his role in stopping the death penalty of black defendant, Haywood Patterson, one of the Scottsboro Boys falsely accused of raping two white women back in 1933.
The house is estimated to arrive at its new location on the corner of Grove Street and Church Street before 3 a.m. on Sunday.
Drivers are encouraged to use alternate routes while the house is being moved to its new permanent location. See attach map for reference.