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==Tenants== | ==Tenants== | ||
===Ground floor=== | |||
** [[ | * [[Metcalf Realty Co.]] (1929) | ||
* | * [[Hand Knitting Shop]] (1937) | ||
* | * 1827: former location of [[Home Seekers Realty Co.]] (1926), [[McKinstry's Flowers]] (1940), [[National Finance & Discount Co.]] (1964) | ||
** [[ | * 1829: former location of [[P. C. Couch]] (1926), [[Lincoln Life Barber Shop]] (1929) | ||
** 1829A: former location of [[Doyle's Super Service]] barbers (1940) | |||
* 1831: [[Whittington Drug Co.]] (1926-1929), [[Lane Drug Store]] (1940), [[Lane Rexall Drugs]] (1949) | |||
===Rooms=== | |||
* 2nd floor: | * 2nd floor: | ||
** 201-202: [[Lincoln Life Auditorium]] (1926) | ** 201-202: [[Lincoln Life Auditorium]] (1926) | ||
** 203-205: [[Dunn Construction Co.]] ( | ** [[Birmingham Chamber of Commerce]] (1940) | ||
** [[Alabama Merchants Association]] (1940) | |||
** [[Beautification Board of the Birmingham Area]] (1940) | |||
** [[Birmingham Traffic Association]] (1940) | |||
** [[Wholesale Merchants & Manufacturers Association]] (1940) | |||
** [[Alabama Tourists Association]] (1940) | |||
** [[Alverson-Draughon College]] (1964) | |||
** [[Speedwriting Institute]] (1964) | |||
** [[Nancy Taylor Charm & Modeling Studio]] (1964) | |||
** 203-205: [[Dunn Construction Co.]] (1926–1940) | |||
** 208: [[Jemison Gallery]] | ** 208: [[Jemison Gallery]] | ||
** 211-216: [[E. B. Norman & Co.]] (1926) | ** 211-216: [[E. B. Norman & Co.]] (1926) | ||
** 226: [[Riverside Tailoring Co.]] (1926) | ** 226: [[Riverside Tailoring Co.]] (1926) | ||
* 3rd floor: | * 3rd floor: | ||
** 301-302: [[American Employment Service]] (1964) | ** 301-302: [[American Employment Service]] (1964) | ||
*** 301: [[G. C. Oliver]] (1926) | *** 301: [[G. C. Oliver]] (1926), [[Gustaf Kropp]] (1940) | ||
*** 302: [[Atlantic Life Insurance Co.]] (1926) | *** 302: [[Atlantic Life Insurance Co.]] (1926) | ||
*** 303-307: [[Life & Casualty Insurance Co.]] (1926) | *** 303-307: [[Life & Casualty Insurance Co.]] (1926) | ||
*** 303-305: [[Vulcan Life & Acccident Insurance Co.]] (1964) | *** 303-305: [[Vulcan Life & Acccident Insurance Co.]] (1964) | ||
*** 306-307: [[Alabama Realty Co.]] | *** 306-307: [[Margaret Goodwin]] notary (1940), [[Alabama Realty Co.]] (1940–1964), [[Railford Ellis Co.]] (1964) | ||
** 308: [[Walker Realty Co.]] | ** 308–310: [[Southern Finance Co.]] (1940) | ||
*** 308: [[Walker Realty Co.]] / [[Walker Agency Inc.]] (1964) | |||
** 311: [[Southern Finance Co.]] (1934), [[Alverson-Draughon College]] president's office (1964) | ** 311: [[Southern Finance Co.]] (1934), [[Alverson-Draughon College]] president's office (1964) | ||
** 314-316: [[ | ** 314-316: [[Bertram Fox]] physician (1926–1940) | ||
*** 314-315: [[Southeastern Jewelers & Engravers]] (1964) | *** 314-315: [[Southeastern Jewelers & Engravers]] (1964) | ||
** 317: [[Durden Dental Laboratory]] (1964) | ** 317: [[Roy Manly]] attorney (1940), [[Durden Dental Laboratory]] (1964) | ||
** | ** 318–326: [[U.S. Social Security Board]] (1940) | ||
*** | *** 319–326: [[United Steel Workers of American, District 36]] (1964) | ||
*** 321–325: [[Birmingham Credit Men's Association]] (1926) | |||
*** 326: [[Women's Home Companion Reading Club]] (1926) | *** 326: [[Women's Home Companion Reading Club]] (1926) | ||
* 4th floor | * 4th floor | ||
** 401: [[National Casualty Co.]] (1926), [[Educational Acceptance Corp.]] collections (1964) | ** 401–407: [[Hospital Service Corporation of Alabama]] (1940) | ||
** 402: [[Central Shoe Co.]] (1925-1926), [[Rath Packing Co.]] (1926), [[Greer, Holmquist & Chambers]] architects (1956), [[R. Alvin Taylor]] optometrist (1964) | *** 401: [[National Casualty Co.]] (1926), [[Educational Acceptance Corp.]] collections (1964) | ||
** 403: [[Independent Life Insurance Co.]] (1926) | *** 402: [[Central Shoe Co.]] (1925-1926), [[Rath Packing Co.]] (1926), [[Greer, Holmquist & Chambers]] architects (1956), [[R. Alvin Taylor]] optometrist (1964) | ||
** 404-405: [[C. W. Hinkle & Associates]] accountants (1964) | *** 403: [[Independent Life Insurance Co.]] (1926) | ||
** 406-407: [[Pure Silk Hosiery Mills Inc.]] (1926) | *** 404-405: [[C. W. Hinkle & Associates]] accountants (1964) | ||
*** 406-407: [[Pure Silk Hosiery Mills Inc.]] (1926) | |||
** 408-412: [[American Employment Service]] (1964) | ** 408-412: [[American Employment Service]] (1964) | ||
*** 408-410: [[Linde Air Products Co.]]/[[Pres-O-Lite Co.]] (1926) | *** 408-410: [[Linde Air Products Co.]]/[[Pres-O-Lite Co.]] (1926) | ||
** | *** 411–412: [[Alabama Brokerage Co.]] (1934–1940) | ||
** | ** 414–418: [[Wilmore, Hudson & Luke]] structural engineers (1964) | ||
*** | *** 414–415: [[W. C. McCoy]] (1926), [[Wilmore & Lassen]] structural engineers (1940) | ||
*** | *** 416–417: [[C. W. Hinkle]] / [[Albert Stradford]] (1926), [[Monroe Calculating Machine Co.]] (1940) | ||
*** 418: [[W. A. Brown]]/[[A. W. Smith]] (1926) | *** 418: [[W. A. Brown]]/[[A. W. Smith]] (1926) | ||
** 419: [[J. H. Adams]] (1926) | ** 418–420: [[Felt & Tarrant Manufacturing Co.]] / [[Comptometer Adding & Calculating Machine Agency]] (1940) | ||
** 420: [[Haas Tailoring Co.]] (1926) | *** 419: [[J. H. Adams]] (1926) | ||
*** 420: [[Haas Tailoring Co.]] (1926) | |||
** 421-425: [[Alabama State Mine Inspectors]] (1926) | ** 421-425: [[Alabama State Mine Inspectors]] (1926) | ||
** 423: [[Birmingham Traffic Association]] (1964) | *** 421–422: [[Charles Hinkel]] auditor (1940) | ||
** 423: [[Building Material Exchange]] (1940), [[Birmingham Traffic Association]] (1964) | |||
* 5th floor | * 5th floor | ||
** 501: [[ | ** 501: [[Raymond Davis]] (1926–1940) | ||
** 502: [[J. C. Halstead]] architect (1925-1926) | ** 502: [[J. C. Halstead]] architect (1925-1926) | ||
** 503-505: [[Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co.]] (1926), [[J. M. Keel & Associates]] surveyors (1964) | ** 503–507: [[National Life & Accident Insurance Co.]] (1940) | ||
** 506-507: [[Ira Sellers]] physician (1925-1926) | *** 503-505: [[Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co.]] (1926), [[J. M. Keel & Associates]] surveyors (1964) | ||
** 508: [[Gulf American Land Corporation]] (1964) | *** 506-507: [[Ira Sellers]] physician (1925-1926) | ||
** 511: [[Alabama Manganese Corp.]]/[[Appalachian Iron Co.]]/[[Etowah Investment Co.]]/[[Raccoon Coal Co.]]/[[Southern Abstract Co.]]/[[Southern Exploit Co.]]/[[Southern Home Savings Co.]] (1926) | ** 508–510: [[Eagle Finance Co.]] loans | ||
** 514: [[Roy H. Zachry]] & [[Wilbur Hart]], accountants (1964) | *** 508: [[Gulf American Land Corporation]] (1964) | ||
** 517: [[Colgate & Co.]] (1926) | ** 511–514: [[Denney Beauty Salon]] (1940) | ||
** 518: [[G. T. Cecil]]/[[Bordon Fuel Corp.]]/[[T. H. Wright]]/[[G. E. Brooks]] (1926) | *** 511: [[Alabama Manganese Corp.]]/[[Appalachian Iron Co.]]/[[Etowah Investment Co.]]/[[Raccoon Coal Co.]]/[[Southern Abstract Co.]]/[[Southern Exploit Co.]]/[[Southern Home Savings Co.]] (1926) | ||
** 519-520: ''[[The Alabama Baptist]]'' (1926) | *** 514: [[Roy H. Zachry]] & [[Wilbur Hart]], accountants (1964) | ||
*** 519: [[Alabama Building Material Exchange Inc.]] (1964) | ** 515–516: ''[[The Alabama Baptist]]'' publishers (1940) | ||
** 521-522: [[Key Personnel Service]] (1964) | ** 517–518: [[William Schaefer]] / [[Matthew Abbott]] (1940) | ||
*** 517: [[Colgate & Co.]] (1926) | |||
*** 518: [[G. T. Cecil]] / [[Bordon Fuel Corp.]] / [[T. H. Wright]] / [[G. E. Brooks]] (1926) | |||
** 519-520: ''[[The Alabama Baptist]]'' publishers (1926), [[The Maccabees]] (1940) | |||
*** 519: [[Alabama Building Material Exchange Inc.]] (1964) | |||
** 521-522: [[Ira Sellers]] physician (1940), [[Key Personnel Service]] (1964) | |||
** 523–524: [[Keystone Readers Service]] publishers (1940) | |||
** 526: [[National Detective Bureau]] (1940) | |||
* 6th floor | * 6th floor | ||
** 601-606: [[Marshall Field & Co.]]/[[Nevins & Porter]] (1926) | ** 601-626: [[U.S. Social Security Board]] (1940) | ||
*** 601: [[Greer Shop Training]] trade school (1964) | *** 601-606: [[Marshall Field & Co.]] / [[Nevins & Porter]] (1926) | ||
*** 603-607: [[Manly & Manly]] attorneys (1964) | **** 601: [[Greer Shop Training]] trade school (1964) | ||
** 608-610: [[Windham & Hooligan]], attorneys (1925) | **** 603-607: [[Manly & Manly]] attorneys (1964) | ||
*** 610: [[Nancy Taylor Charm & Modeling Studio]] overflow (1964) | *** 608-610: [[Windham & Hooligan]], attorneys (1925) | ||
** 611: [[L. E. Wilson]] physician (1926) | **** 610: [[Nancy Taylor Charm & Modeling Studio]] overflow (1964) | ||
** 614-616: ''[[The Alabama Baptist]]'' (1949) | *** 611: [[L. E. Wilson]] physician (1926) | ||
** 618-621: [[Muscular Dystrophy Association of Alabama]] (1964) | *** 614-616: ''[[The Alabama Baptist]]'' (1949) | ||
*** 618: [[George Gehred]] architect (1925), [[Birmingham Comptometer School and Office]] (1929) | *** 618-621: [[Muscular Dystrophy Association of Alabama]] (1964) | ||
*** 621: [[Edward Gould]], manager of the [[Southeastern Compensation Rating Bureau]] (1925) | **** 618: [[George Gehred]] architect (1925), [[Birmingham Comptometer School and Office]] (1929) | ||
** 623-626: [[Southern Cafeteria Co.]] (1964) | **** 621: [[Edward Gould]], manager of the [[Southeastern Compensation Rating Bureau]] (1925) | ||
*** 624-626: [[B. C. Morgan]]/[[R. A. Moses]] (1926) | *** 623-626: [[Southern Cafeteria Co.]] (1964) | ||
**** 624-626: [[B. C. Morgan]]/[[R. A. Moses]] (1926) | |||
* 7th floor | * 7th floor | ||
** 701-708: [[Greer, Holmquist & Chambers]] architects (1964) | ** 701-708: [[Greer, Holmquist & Chambers]] architects (1964) | ||
*** 701: [[Storrs Schaefer Co.]] (1926) | *** 701–703: [[Stringfellow Lumber|E. Laverne Stringfellow]] lumber (1940) | ||
*** 702: [[Christian Science Reading Room]] (1926) | **** 701: [[Storrs Schaefer Co.]] (1926) | ||
**** 702: [[Christian Science Reading Room]] (1926) | |||
** 703-711: [[Alabama Highway Department]] (1926) | ** 703-711: [[Alabama Highway Department]] (1926) | ||
*** 704–706: [[General Electric Contracts Corp.]] (1940) | |||
** 710: [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] (1964) | ** 710: [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] (1964) | ||
** 712: [[Lincoln Reserve Life Insurance Co.]] (1926) | ** 711–714: [[National Life & Accident Insurance Co.]] (1940) | ||
*** 712: [[Lincoln Reserve Life Insurance Co.]] (1926) | |||
** 714-726: [[Chamber of Commerce Cafe]] (1910) | ** 714-726: [[Chamber of Commerce Cafe]] (1910) | ||
*** 714-716: [[Standard Optical Co.]] (1964) | *** 714-716: [[Standard Optical Co.]] (1964) | ||
*** 718: [[O'Hanlon Reports]] inspection bureau (1964) | *** 718: [[O'Hanlon Reports]] inspection bureau (1964) | ||
** 717: [[Roland J. Hagood]] attorney (1964) | *** 717: [[Roland J. Hagood]] attorney (1964) | ||
** 719: [[Continental Casualty Co.]] (1964) | *** 719: [[Continental Casualty Co.]] (1964) | ||
*** 721: [[Longview-Saginaw Lime Works]] (1940) | |||
*** 724–725: [[Alex Patterson]] office equipment (1940) | |||
* [[T. M. Faris]], architect | * [[T. M. Faris]], architect | ||
* [[George Gehred]], architect | * [[George Gehred]], architect | ||
* [[The Birmingham Magazine|Birmingham Magazine Publishing Company]] | * [[The Birmingham Magazine|Birmingham Magazine Publishing Company]] | ||
* [[Harris Transfer Company]] | * [[Harris Transfer Company]] |
Revision as of 20:56, 12 March 2020
The Lincoln Life Building, later the Chamber of Commerce Building and Stallings Building, currently housing Jemison Flats, is a 7-story edifice on the southwest corner of 1st Avenue North and 19th Street. It was designed by architect William Leslie Welton and constructed in 1909 on the former site of the Chalifoux Building.
It originally housed the Birmingham offices of the Lincoln Life Insurance Company, but was soon taken over by the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce.
Tenants
Ground floor
- Metcalf Realty Co. (1929)
- Hand Knitting Shop (1937)
- 1827: former location of Home Seekers Realty Co. (1926), McKinstry's Flowers (1940), National Finance & Discount Co. (1964)
- 1829: former location of P. C. Couch (1926), Lincoln Life Barber Shop (1929)
- 1829A: former location of Doyle's Super Service barbers (1940)
- 1831: Whittington Drug Co. (1926-1929), Lane Drug Store (1940), Lane Rexall Drugs (1949)
Rooms
- 2nd floor:
- 201-202: Lincoln Life Auditorium (1926)
- Birmingham Chamber of Commerce (1940)
- Alabama Merchants Association (1940)
- Beautification Board of the Birmingham Area (1940)
- Birmingham Traffic Association (1940)
- Wholesale Merchants & Manufacturers Association (1940)
- Alabama Tourists Association (1940)
- Alverson-Draughon College (1964)
- Speedwriting Institute (1964)
- Nancy Taylor Charm & Modeling Studio (1964)
- 203-205: Dunn Construction Co. (1926–1940)
- 208: Jemison Gallery
- 211-216: E. B. Norman & Co. (1926)
- 226: Riverside Tailoring Co. (1926)
- 3rd floor:
- 301-302: American Employment Service (1964)
- 301: G. C. Oliver (1926), Gustaf Kropp (1940)
- 302: Atlantic Life Insurance Co. (1926)
- 303-307: Life & Casualty Insurance Co. (1926)
- 303-305: Vulcan Life & Acccident Insurance Co. (1964)
- 306-307: Margaret Goodwin notary (1940), Alabama Realty Co. (1940–1964), Railford Ellis Co. (1964)
- 308–310: Southern Finance Co. (1940)
- 308: Walker Realty Co. / Walker Agency Inc. (1964)
- 311: Southern Finance Co. (1934), Alverson-Draughon College president's office (1964)
- 314-316: Bertram Fox physician (1926–1940)
- 314-315: Southeastern Jewelers & Engravers (1964)
- 317: Roy Manly attorney (1940), Durden Dental Laboratory (1964)
- 318–326: U.S. Social Security Board (1940)
- 319–326: United Steel Workers of American, District 36 (1964)
- 321–325: Birmingham Credit Men's Association (1926)
- 326: Women's Home Companion Reading Club (1926)
- 301-302: American Employment Service (1964)
- 4th floor
- 401–407: Hospital Service Corporation of Alabama (1940)
- 401: National Casualty Co. (1926), Educational Acceptance Corp. collections (1964)
- 402: Central Shoe Co. (1925-1926), Rath Packing Co. (1926), Greer, Holmquist & Chambers architects (1956), R. Alvin Taylor optometrist (1964)
- 403: Independent Life Insurance Co. (1926)
- 404-405: C. W. Hinkle & Associates accountants (1964)
- 406-407: Pure Silk Hosiery Mills Inc. (1926)
- 408-412: American Employment Service (1964)
- 408-410: Linde Air Products Co./Pres-O-Lite Co. (1926)
- 411–412: Alabama Brokerage Co. (1934–1940)
- 414–418: Wilmore, Hudson & Luke structural engineers (1964)
- 414–415: W. C. McCoy (1926), Wilmore & Lassen structural engineers (1940)
- 416–417: C. W. Hinkle / Albert Stradford (1926), Monroe Calculating Machine Co. (1940)
- 418: W. A. Brown/A. W. Smith (1926)
- 418–420: Felt & Tarrant Manufacturing Co. / Comptometer Adding & Calculating Machine Agency (1940)
- 419: J. H. Adams (1926)
- 420: Haas Tailoring Co. (1926)
- 421-425: Alabama State Mine Inspectors (1926)
- 421–422: Charles Hinkel auditor (1940)
- 423: Building Material Exchange (1940), Birmingham Traffic Association (1964)
- 401–407: Hospital Service Corporation of Alabama (1940)
- 5th floor
- 501: Raymond Davis (1926–1940)
- 502: J. C. Halstead architect (1925-1926)
- 503–507: National Life & Accident Insurance Co. (1940)
- 503-505: Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co. (1926), J. M. Keel & Associates surveyors (1964)
- 506-507: Ira Sellers physician (1925-1926)
- 508–510: Eagle Finance Co. loans
- 508: Gulf American Land Corporation (1964)
- 511–514: Denney Beauty Salon (1940)
- 511: Alabama Manganese Corp./Appalachian Iron Co./Etowah Investment Co./Raccoon Coal Co./Southern Abstract Co./Southern Exploit Co./Southern Home Savings Co. (1926)
- 514: Roy H. Zachry & Wilbur Hart, accountants (1964)
- 515–516: The Alabama Baptist publishers (1940)
- 517–518: William Schaefer / Matthew Abbott (1940)
- 517: Colgate & Co. (1926)
- 518: G. T. Cecil / Bordon Fuel Corp. / T. H. Wright / G. E. Brooks (1926)
- 519-520: The Alabama Baptist publishers (1926), The Maccabees (1940)
- 519: Alabama Building Material Exchange Inc. (1964)
- 521-522: Ira Sellers physician (1940), Key Personnel Service (1964)
- 523–524: Keystone Readers Service publishers (1940)
- 526: National Detective Bureau (1940)
- 6th floor
- 601-626: U.S. Social Security Board (1940)
- 601-606: Marshall Field & Co. / Nevins & Porter (1926)
- 601: Greer Shop Training trade school (1964)
- 603-607: Manly & Manly attorneys (1964)
- 608-610: Windham & Hooligan, attorneys (1925)
- 610: Nancy Taylor Charm & Modeling Studio overflow (1964)
- 611: L. E. Wilson physician (1926)
- 614-616: The Alabama Baptist (1949)
- 618-621: Muscular Dystrophy Association of Alabama (1964)
- 618: George Gehred architect (1925), Birmingham Comptometer School and Office (1929)
- 621: Edward Gould, manager of the Southeastern Compensation Rating Bureau (1925)
- 623-626: Southern Cafeteria Co. (1964)
- 624-626: B. C. Morgan/R. A. Moses (1926)
- 601-606: Marshall Field & Co. / Nevins & Porter (1926)
- 601-626: U.S. Social Security Board (1940)
- 7th floor
- 701-708: Greer, Holmquist & Chambers architects (1964)
- 701–703: E. Laverne Stringfellow lumber (1940)
- 701: Storrs Schaefer Co. (1926)
- 702: Christian Science Reading Room (1926)
- 701–703: E. Laverne Stringfellow lumber (1940)
- 703-711: Alabama Highway Department (1926)
- 704–706: General Electric Contracts Corp. (1940)
- 710: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1964)
- 711–714: National Life & Accident Insurance Co. (1940)
- 712: Lincoln Reserve Life Insurance Co. (1926)
- 714-726: Chamber of Commerce Cafe (1910)
- 714-716: Standard Optical Co. (1964)
- 718: O'Hanlon Reports inspection bureau (1964)
- 717: Roland J. Hagood attorney (1964)
- 719: Continental Casualty Co. (1964)
- 721: Longview-Saginaw Lime Works (1940)
- 724–725: Alex Patterson office equipment (1940)
- 701-708: Greer, Holmquist & Chambers architects (1964)
- T. M. Faris, architect
- George Gehred, architect
- Birmingham Magazine Publishing Company
- Harris Transfer Company
- Kamram Grotto
References
- A quote from the October, 1929 issue of the "Comptometer News" newsletter (pg 23) [Published by Felt & Tarrant Manufacturing Co., Chicago, U.S.A.] : "On August 20th the Birmingham Comptometer School and Office moved into new quarters at 618 Lincoln Life Building."