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:''This article is about the 1910 building on 5th Avenue North. For other similarly-named buildings, see [[Age-Herald Building (disambiguation)]]''. | |||
[[Image:2007 Age-Herald Building.jpg|right|thumb|375px|The Age-Herald Building in 2007]] | |||
The '''Age-Herald Building''' or '''Exchange Building''', located at 2107 [[5th Avenue North]], was built in [[1910]] to house the printing plant and offices of daily ''[[The Birmingham Age-Herald]]'' newspaper. The five-story, 42,180 square-foot structure, was constructed by [[Charles Allen]]. | |||
The building, designed by architect [[William Weston]], is one of the only a few buildings in Birmingham built in a the "Beaux-Arts" or "Renaissance" style. The entire facade of tan mottled brick was trimmed with terra-cotta with a heavy terra-cotta cornice and frieze decorated with large globes and owls. | |||
The center of the building is dominated by a large plate-glass window set in verdigris-colored iron. The Renaissance-style door is surmounted by a clock pediment with another terra-cotta globe above it and smaller carved owls on each side. | |||
The lobby features a mosaic tile floor with an antique design. The printing rooms and offices were outfitted with elevators and the latest equipment, and were protected by fireproof walls. | |||
The ''Age-Herald'' relocated to the [[City Federal Building|Comer Building]] after it was bought by the Comer family in [[1922]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* "Miscellaneous Enterprises" (April 22, 1909) ''Industrial Development and Manufacturers' Record,'' Volume 55, p. 56 | |||
* Satterfield, Carolyn Green (1976) "Historic Sites of Jefferson County, Alabama" Jefferson County Historical Commission | * Satterfield, Carolyn Green (1976) "Historic Sites of Jefferson County, Alabama" Jefferson County Historical Commission | ||
== Links == | |||
* [http://www.emporis.com/building/exchangebuilding-birmingham-al-usa Exchange Building] on Emporis | |||
[[Category:Age-Herald Building|*]] | |||
[[Category:1910 buildings]] | [[Category:1910 buildings]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:William Weston buildings]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:35, 2 December 2017
- This article is about the 1910 building on 5th Avenue North. For other similarly-named buildings, see Age-Herald Building (disambiguation).
The Age-Herald Building or Exchange Building, located at 2107 5th Avenue North, was built in 1910 to house the printing plant and offices of daily The Birmingham Age-Herald newspaper. The five-story, 42,180 square-foot structure, was constructed by Charles Allen.
The building, designed by architect William Weston, is one of the only a few buildings in Birmingham built in a the "Beaux-Arts" or "Renaissance" style. The entire facade of tan mottled brick was trimmed with terra-cotta with a heavy terra-cotta cornice and frieze decorated with large globes and owls.
The center of the building is dominated by a large plate-glass window set in verdigris-colored iron. The Renaissance-style door is surmounted by a clock pediment with another terra-cotta globe above it and smaller carved owls on each side.
The lobby features a mosaic tile floor with an antique design. The printing rooms and offices were outfitted with elevators and the latest equipment, and were protected by fireproof walls.
The Age-Herald relocated to the Comer Building after it was bought by the Comer family in 1922.
References
- "Miscellaneous Enterprises" (April 22, 1909) Industrial Development and Manufacturers' Record, Volume 55, p. 56
- Satterfield, Carolyn Green (1976) "Historic Sites of Jefferson County, Alabama" Jefferson County Historical Commission
Links
- Exchange Building on Emporis