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The '''Allen Building''' was located at 1909 [[1st Avenue North]], stretching across the block to 1908 [[Morris Avenue]] | The '''Allen Building''' (later called the '''Phillips Building''') was a 3-story masonry commercial building, 25 feet wide by 182 feet deep, located at 1909 [[1st Avenue North]], stretching across the block to 1908 [[Morris Avenue]]. It was built in the 1880s by [[James Allen]] for the [[James A. Allen & Co.]] wholesale grocery house, which became [[Allen, Scott & Sherrard]] and, after [[1885]], [[Allen, Scott & Co.|Allen, Scott & Company]]. | ||
The | The upper floor was used for meetings under the name '''Red Mens' Hall''' in [[1904]]. | ||
By [[1940]] the building was used by the [[G. C. Phillips Tractor Co.]] and was referred to by their name. It is currently the location of an Allright parking garage. | |||
==Tenants== | |||
* [[Allen & Co.]] wholesale grocers (1880s–1885), [[Allen, Scott & Company]] (1885–1926) | |||
* [[New South Industrial Monthly]] (1887) | |||
* [[Charles Turner]] attorney (1887) | |||
* [[Robert M. Oliver]] insurance (1887) | |||
* [[James E. Long]] real estate (1887) | |||
* [[W. S. Smith & Co.]] architects (1887) | |||
* [[Alexander & Corpening]] brokers (1888) | |||
* [[J. J. Altman]] (1896) | |||
* [[A. A. Adams & Co.]] (1896) | |||
* [[A. S. Van Degrift]] (1896) | |||
* [[L & N Railroad]] land office (1896) | |||
* [[Bonazzi & Co.]] (1926) | |||
* [[J. G. McCall]] (1926) | |||
* [[J. L. Pounds]] (1926) | |||
* [[Queen City Printing Ink Co.]] (1926) | |||
* [[Southern Social & Literary Club]] (1926) | |||
* [[G. C. Phillips Tractor Co.]] (1940) | |||
* 201–203: [[First Trading Co.]] loans (1940) | |||
* 205: [[Ida McClusky]] / [[Alice Graham]] music teachers (1940) | |||
* 206–209: [[McLine School of Speech Arts]] ([[Earle McLin]] 1940) | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 12 March 2020
The Allen Building (later called the Phillips Building) was a 3-story masonry commercial building, 25 feet wide by 182 feet deep, located at 1909 1st Avenue North, stretching across the block to 1908 Morris Avenue. It was built in the 1880s by James Allen for the James A. Allen & Co. wholesale grocery house, which became Allen, Scott & Sherrard and, after 1885, Allen, Scott & Company.
The upper floor was used for meetings under the name Red Mens' Hall in 1904.
By 1940 the building was used by the G. C. Phillips Tractor Co. and was referred to by their name. It is currently the location of an Allright parking garage.
Tenants
- Allen & Co. wholesale grocers (1880s–1885), Allen, Scott & Company (1885–1926)
- New South Industrial Monthly (1887)
- Charles Turner attorney (1887)
- Robert M. Oliver insurance (1887)
- James E. Long real estate (1887)
- W. S. Smith & Co. architects (1887)
- Alexander & Corpening brokers (1888)
- J. J. Altman (1896)
- A. A. Adams & Co. (1896)
- A. S. Van Degrift (1896)
- L & N Railroad land office (1896)
- Bonazzi & Co. (1926)
- J. G. McCall (1926)
- J. L. Pounds (1926)
- Queen City Printing Ink Co. (1926)
- Southern Social & Literary Club (1926)
- G. C. Phillips Tractor Co. (1940)
- 201–203: First Trading Co. loans (1940)
- 205: Ida McClusky / Alice Graham music teachers (1940)
- 206–209: McLine School of Speech Arts (Earle McLin 1940)
See also
- Kessler Building (1890) at 1924 3rd Avenue North, originally called the Allen Building
References
- North Alabama (Illustrated) (1888) Birmingham: Southern Commercial Publishing Co.