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'''Brice Building Company''' | [[Image:Brice logo.png|right|175px]] | ||
'''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]]. | 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 the | 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. | |||
In [[2010]] Brice was acquired by the Anderson Companies of Gulfport, Mississippi, its partner on several previous joint ventures. | |||
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==Notable projects== | ==Notable projects== | ||
* [[Bromberg's building]] | * [[Masonic Temple]], 1922 | ||
* [[Parliament House]] | * [[Bromberg's building]], 1946 | ||
* [[Liberty National Building]] expansion | * [[Parliament House]], 1962 | ||
* [[ | * [[Liberty National Building]] expansion, 1971 | ||
* [[ | * [[Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex|Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center]], 1972-1976 | ||
* [[Brookwood Village]], 1974 | |||
* [[Sheraton Birmingham|Hyatt House]], 1975 | |||
* [[EBSCO headquarters building]] | |||
* [[Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital]] expansion | |||
* [[McCallum Basic Health Sciences Building]], 1983 | |||
* [[Wells Fargo Tower|SouthTrust Tower]], 1986 | |||
* [[Children's Specialty Center South]] | * [[Children's Specialty Center South]] | ||
* [[Our Lady of the Angels Monastery]], [[Hanceville]] | * [[Our Lady of the Angels Monastery]], [[Hanceville]] | ||
* [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]] parking deck and flyover | * [[Southern Progress headquarters]], 1990s | ||
* [[Elton Stephens Science Center]], [[Birmingham-Southern College]] | * [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]] parking deck and flyover, 1999 | ||
* [[Protective Life Corporation]] [[Protective Life Corporation headquarters|headquarters]], | * [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] expansion | ||
* [[Vulcan Park]] visitor's center and renovations, | * [[Elton Stephens Science Center]], [[Birmingham-Southern College]], 2000 | ||
* [[Cahaba Village (shopping center)]], | * [[MountainTop Community Church]], 2001 | ||
* [[Innovation Depot]] | * [[Protective Life Corporation]] [[Protective Life Corporation headquarters|headquarters]], 2001 | ||
* [[Edgewood Town Center]], 2003 | |||
* [[Vulcan Park]] visitor's center and renovations, 2004 | |||
* [[Cahaba Village (shopping center)]], 2007 | |||
* [[Innovation Depot]], 2007 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Nicholson, Gilbert (October 27, 2000) "Brice Building Co. tackles big projects in metro area." | * Nicholson, Gilbert (October 27, 2000) "Brice Building Co. tackles big projects in metro area." {{BBJ}} | ||
* Cooper, Lauren B. (May 8, 2009) "Brice Building moving HQ to Oxmoor Valley from Southside." | * Cooper, Lauren B. (May 8, 2009) "Brice Building moving HQ to Oxmoor Valley from Southside." {{BBJ}} | ||
* Williams, Roy L. (April 16, 2010) "Brice Building Co. of Birmingham acquired by Anderson Cos. of Mississippi." | * Williams, Roy L. (April 16, 2010) "Brice Building Co. of Birmingham acquired by Anderson Cos. of Mississippi." {{BN}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Oxmoor Valley]] | [[Category:Oxmoor Valley]] | ||
[[Category:1931 establishments]] | [[Category:1931 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:2010 disestablishments]] | |||
[[Category:Crescent Building]] |
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