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The '''Roden Hotel''' was an unfinished high-rise hotel designed by [[William C. Weston]] and located at [[5th Avenue North]] and [[18th Street North|18th Street]]. Between 1913 and 1914 the 12-story steel frame was erected, but the backers ran out of funds and the building remained a skeleton until 1917 when it was dismantled and sold for scrap. | The '''Roden Hotel''' was an unfinished high-rise hotel designed by [[William C. Weston]] and located at [[5th Avenue North]] and [[18th Street North|18th Street]]. Between 1913 and 1914 the 12-story steel frame was erected, but the backers ran out of funds and the building remained a skeleton until 1917 when it was dismantled and sold for scrap. | ||
==References== | |||
* Jefferson County Historical Commission. (1998) ''Birmingham and Jefferson County, Alabama''. Images of America Series. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN0752413465 | |||
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[[Category:Tall buildings]] | [[Category:Tall buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Weston buildings]] | [[Category:William Weston buildings]] | ||
Revision as of 11:49, 30 April 2006
The Roden Hotel was an unfinished high-rise hotel designed by William C. Weston and located at 5th Avenue North and 18th Street. Between 1913 and 1914 the 12-story steel frame was erected, but the backers ran out of funds and the building remained a skeleton until 1917 when it was dismantled and sold for scrap.
References
- Jefferson County Historical Commission. (1998) Birmingham and Jefferson County, Alabama. Images of America Series. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN0752413465