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The '''Ramsay-McCormack | The '''Ramsay-McCormack building''', also known as the '''Bank of Ensley building''', is a 10-story, 144 foot tall art-deco style office tower designed by [[Harry Breeding]] and constructed in [[1926]] on the corner of [[Avenue E Ensley|Avenue E]] and [[19th Street Ensley]] in downtown [[Ensley]]. | ||
It was built to house the [[Bank of Ensley]] by [[Erskine Ramsay]] and [[G. B. McCormack]], investors who purchased four blocks in the heart of Ensley from James C. Warner, who had purchased the [[Ensley Land Company]] property at auction in [[1898]]. | It was built to house the [[Bank of Ensley]] by [[Erskine Ramsay]] and [[G. B. McCormack]], investors who purchased four blocks in the heart of Ensley from James C. Warner, who had purchased the [[Ensley Land Company]] property at auction in [[1898]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:13, 19 August 2007
The Ramsay-McCormack building, also known as the Bank of Ensley building, is a 10-story, 144 foot tall art-deco style office tower designed by Harry Breeding and constructed in 1926 on the corner of Avenue E and 19th Street Ensley in downtown Ensley.
It was built to house the Bank of Ensley by Erskine Ramsay and G. B. McCormack, investors who purchased four blocks in the heart of Ensley from James C. Warner, who had purchased the Ensley Land Company property at auction in 1898.
The office building was closed in 1979 and acquired by the City of Birmingham in 1983. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and has been empty since 1986.
External links
- Ramsay-McCormack building on Emporis.com