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'''Brice Building Company''' was a construction firm founded in [[1914]] by [[Ralph Smallman]] and [[Houston Brice Sr]] as the '''Smallman-Brice Company'''. The company was incorporated on [[May 1]], [[1917]]. Brice assumed control of the firm in [[1931]]. | '''Brice Building Company''' was a construction firm founded in [[1914]] by [[Ralph Smallman]] and [[Houston Brice Sr]] as the '''Smallman-Brice Company'''. The company was incorporated on [[May 1]], [[1917]]. Brice assumed control of the firm in [[1931]]. | ||
Brice opened a division in New Orleans, Louisiana in [[1952]]. In the early 1990s the Brice family sold the company to a partnership of [[D. Riley Stuart]], [[Sam Dewey]], [[Clyde Magnuson]], [[Ben Nevins]] and [[Felix Drennen III]]. Stuart, who had worked for the company since [[1955]], served as chairman and CEO until his retirement in [[1995]]. He returned to the company as director of safety programs and field operations from [[2002]] to [[2008]]. | Brice opened a division in New Orleans, Louisiana in [[1952]]. In the early 1990s the Brice family sold the company to a partnership of [[D. Riley Stuart]], [[Sam Dewey]], [[Clyde Magnuson]], [[Ben Nevins]] and [[Felix Drennen III]]. Stuart, who had worked for the company since [[1955]], served as president, and later as chairman and CEO until his retirement in [[1995]]. He returned to the company as director of safety programs and field operations from [[2002]] to [[2008]]. | ||
In [[1997]] Brice acquired Shreve Land Construction of Shreveport, Louisiana. In [[2009]] the company relocated its offices from the [[Crescent Building]] off [[Highland Avenue]] to the former [[Industrial Supplies Inc. warehouse]] in [[Oxmoor Valley]] (which it had built in [[1994]]). The company's warehouse facility in [[Bessemer]] was also moved to the new headquarters complex. | In [[1997]] Brice acquired Shreve Land Construction of Shreveport, Louisiana. In [[2009]] the company relocated its offices from the [[Crescent Building]] off [[Highland Avenue]] to the former [[Industrial Supplies Inc. warehouse]] in [[Oxmoor Valley]] (which it had built in [[1994]]). The company's warehouse facility in [[Bessemer]] was also moved to the new headquarters complex. | ||
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* [[Masonic Temple]], 1922 | |||
* [[Bromberg's building]], 1946 | * [[Bromberg's building]], 1946 | ||
* [[Parliament House]], 1962 | * [[Parliament House]], 1962 | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:36, 22 December 2020
Brice Building Company was a construction firm founded in 1914 by Ralph Smallman and Houston Brice Sr as the Smallman-Brice Company. The company was incorporated on May 1, 1917. Brice assumed control of the firm in 1931.
Brice opened a division in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1952. In the early 1990s the Brice family sold the company to a partnership of D. Riley Stuart, Sam Dewey, Clyde Magnuson, Ben Nevins and Felix Drennen III. Stuart, who had worked for the company since 1955, served as president, and later as chairman and CEO until his retirement in 1995. He returned to the company as director of safety programs and field operations from 2002 to 2008.
In 1997 Brice acquired Shreve Land Construction of Shreveport, Louisiana. In 2009 the company relocated its offices from the Crescent Building off Highland Avenue to the former Industrial Supplies Inc. warehouse in Oxmoor Valley (which it had built in 1994). The company's warehouse facility in Bessemer was also moved to the new headquarters complex.
In 2010 Brice was acquired by the Anderson Companies of Gulfport, Mississippi, its partner on several previous joint ventures. Anderton was acquired by the Tutor Perini Corporation of Sylmar, California a year later and merged into its Roy Anderson Corp. subsidiary. The company no longer has a presence in Birmingham.
Notable projects
- Masonic Temple, 1922
- Bromberg's building, 1946
- Parliament House, 1962
- Liberty National Building expansion, 1971
- Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, 1972-1976
- Brookwood Village, 1974
- Hyatt House, 1975
- EBSCO headquarters building
- Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital expansion
- McCallum Basic Health Sciences Building, 1983
- SouthTrust Tower, 1986
- Children's Specialty Center South
- Our Lady of the Angels Monastery, Hanceville
- Southern Progress headquarters, 1990s
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport parking deck and flyover, 1999
- Birmingham Museum of Art expansion
- Elton Stephens Science Center, Birmingham-Southern College, 2000
- MountainTop Community Church, 2001
- Protective Life Corporation headquarters, 2001
- Edgewood Town Center, 2003
- Vulcan Park visitor's center and renovations, 2004
- Cahaba Village (shopping center), 2007
- Innovation Depot, 2007
References
- Nicholson, Gilbert (October 27, 2000) "Brice Building Co. tackles big projects in metro area." Birmingham Business Journal
- Cooper, Lauren B. (May 8, 2009) "Brice Building moving HQ to Oxmoor Valley from Southside." Birmingham Business Journal
- Williams, Roy L. (April 16, 2010) "Brice Building Co. of Birmingham acquired by Anderson Cos. of Mississippi." The Birmingham News
External links
- Brice Building Company website