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==Tenants==
==Tenants==
* Ground floor:
===Ground Floor===
** [[Bromberg's|F. W. Bromberg Jewelry Co.]] (1902-1909)
* 20th Street North
** 220-224: [[Farley Building]] (built 1909, entrance at 1929 [[3rd Avenue North]])
*** 220-222: former location of boots & shoes (1891), [[Liggett's Drugs]] (1941)
**** 220: former location of [[R. E. Orr & Co.]] grocers (1899), [[Orr & Roberts]] (1905), [[New York Model Hat Shop]] (1922), [[Nisley Co.]] (1926), [[Eisley Beautiful Shoes]] (c. 1929), [[Russell Stover Candies]]
***** 220½: former location of [[New Windsor Hotel]] / [[Woods & Woods]] contractors (1899), [[Miller House]] / [[J. C. Miller]] (1905)
*** 222-224: [[Classic Basket]], former location of , saloon (1891) [[The Court Saloon]] (1899), [[Shaw & Davin]] equipment dealers, [[Florsheim Shoe Store]] (1964)
**** 222: former location of [[J. H. Whaley & Co.]] confectioners (1887)
**** 224: former location of [[W. E. Neal & Co.]] flour, grain & hay (1886-), [[Frank Keogh & Co.]] wholesale fruit dealer (1887), [[Pappageorge Bros]] fruits (1899), [[Bromberg & Co.]] jewelers (1922)
** [[Classic Basket]]
** [[Classic Basket]]
** [[Florsheim Shoes]]
** [[Florsheim Shoes]]
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** [[Hill Shoe Co.]] (1909)
** [[Hill Shoe Co.]] (1909)
** 3rd Avenue North:
** 3rd Avenue North:
*** 1931: [[Brannon's]] (2009-2011)
** 1925: former location of [[Thompson Shoes]] (1929), [[Julie Ann Hat Shop]] (1964)
* Rooms
** 1927: former location of [[Cinderella]] shoes (1925-1929), [[The Adorable Shop]] (1964)
** [[Altrurian Society]]
** 1929: former hat shop
** [[Birmingham Cultural and Heritage Foundation]] (-2009)
** 1931: former location of a dress shop, [[Craig's Shoes]] (1964) [[Brannon's]] public house (2009-2011)
** [[Sigmund Nesselroth]], architect
** 1933: former location of [[Liggett's Drug Store]] (1924-1940)[http://www.birminghamrewound.com/features/Liggett2(9-40).JPG]
 
=== Rooms===
* [[Altrurian Society]]
* [[Birmingham Cultural and Heritage Foundation]] (-2009)
* [[Sigmund Nesselroth]], architect
* 2nd Floor
** 200: [[Burnett's Beauty Salon]] (1964)
** 200: [[Burnett's Beauty Salon]] (1964)
** 202-204: [[A. S. Boyd]]/[[Penn Casualty Co.]] (1909)
** 202-204: [[A. S. Boyd]]/[[Penn Casualty Co.]] (1909)
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** 210-212: [[Aetna Finance Co.]] (1964)
** 210-212: [[Aetna Finance Co.]] (1964)
*** 210: [[Black & Weakley]] (1909)
*** 210: [[Black & Weakley]] (1909)
* 3rd Floor
** 300-316: [[Horace Alford]], attorney (1923)
** 300-316: [[Horace Alford]], attorney (1923)
*** 300: Strickland, physician (1909)
*** 300: Strickland, physician (1909)
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*** 311: [[R. C. Thagard]], physician (1909)
*** 311: [[R. C. Thagard]], physician (1909)
*** 313: [[Taylor McCarty]] (1909)
*** 313: [[Taylor McCarty]] (1909)
* 4th Floor
** 400-404: [[Alabama Asphaltic Limestone Co.]] (1964)
** 400-404: [[Alabama Asphaltic Limestone Co.]] (1964)
*** 400: [[Stalling-Lacey Court Reporters]] (1909)
*** 400: [[Stalling-Lacey Court Reporters]] (1909)
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** 414: [[Franke & Cornelius Associates]] real estate / [[Franke Realty Co.]] (1964)
** 414: [[Franke & Cornelius Associates]] real estate / [[Franke Realty Co.]] (1964)
** 415: Farley Building superintendent's office
** 415: Farley Building superintendent's office
* 5th Floor
** 500-516: [[C. B. Powell]] (1909)
** 500-516: [[C. B. Powell]] (1909)
*** 500: [[William G. Waldrop]] accountant (1964)
*** 500: [[William G. Waldrop]] accountant (1964)
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**** 511: [[Strange & Chappel]]
**** 511: [[Strange & Chappel]]
*** 515: [[A. D. Smith, Hamilton & Acker]] manufacturers' insurance (1964)
*** 515: [[A. D. Smith, Hamilton & Acker]] manufacturers' insurance (1964)
* 6th Floor
** 600: [[Henry Salemi]] attorney (1964)
** 600: [[Henry Salemi]] attorney (1964)
** 601-603: [[E. S. Moore]] (1909)
** 601-603: [[E. S. Moore]] (1909)
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*** 611: [[George H. McFadden & Bros.]] (1909)
*** 611: [[George H. McFadden & Bros.]] (1909)
** 615: [[William Draper]] podiatrist (1964)
** 615: [[William Draper]] podiatrist (1964)
* 7th Floor
** 700-705: [[Sparrow Advertising Agency]] (1964)
** 700-705: [[Sparrow Advertising Agency]] (1964)
*** 701: Glass, physician (1909)
*** 701: Glass, physician (1909)
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** 709: [[Southern Indemnity Association]] (1909)
** 709: [[Southern Indemnity Association]] (1909)
** 711-713: [[Sparrow Advertising Agency]] overflow (1964)
** 711-713: [[Sparrow Advertising Agency]] overflow (1964)
* 8th Floor
** 800: [[Brockman Hearing Aid Specialists]] (1964)
** 800: [[Brockman Hearing Aid Specialists]] (1964)
** 801: [[Green & Howard]], physicians (1909)
** 801: [[Green & Howard]], physicians (1909)
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** 811-812: [[Jefferson County Consumer Finance Exchange]] (1964)
** 811-812: [[Jefferson County Consumer Finance Exchange]] (1964)
** 813: [[W. T. Masterson]], physician (1909)
** 813: [[W. T. Masterson]], physician (1909)
* 9th Floor
** 900: [[F. Raymond Ingram]] attorney (1964)
** 900: [[F. Raymond Ingram]] attorney (1964)
** 901: [[T. M. Bradley]], real estate (1909)
** 901: [[T. M. Bradley]], real estate (1909)

Revision as of 09:01, 2 September 2019

Early postcard view of the Farley Building

The Farley Building is a 126-foot-tall, 9 story building in Downtown Birmingham located on the southwest corner of 3rd Avenue and 20th Street North.

Built in 1909, the building was the fourth steel-frame "skyscraper" erected in Birmingham. It was financed by John G. Farley, a merchant from Benton in Lowndes County. Architects Miller, Martin & Lewis created a graceful composition of dark red brick arches and light-colored spandrels, less severe than the tall buildings that preceded it.

The building's projecting cornice was removed when the 9th story was added.

Tenants

Ground Floor

Rooms

References

External links

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