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'''Charles | '''Charles Morehead Allen''' (born [[April 20]], [[1862]] in Louisville, Kentucky<!--or Urbana, Illinois-->; died [[June 18]], [[1933]] in [[Birmingham]]) was an independent building contractor, responsible for erecting a number of structures in the [[Birmingham District]] after he began operating here in [[1886]]. | ||
Allen was the son of Alfred Allen, a notable building contractor in Louisville, Kentucky. He left school at age fifteen to work full-time with his father. He moved to [[Birmingham]] in [[1882]] and worked with [[T. C. Thompson & Brother]] for four years before going out on his own. | Allen was the son of Alfred Allen, a notable building contractor in Louisville, Kentucky. He left school at age fifteen to work full-time with his father. He moved to [[Birmingham]] in [[1882]] and worked with [[T. C. Thompson & Brother]] for four years before going out on his own. He kept offices at 114½ [[21st Street North]] in [[1911]]. | ||
Allen is credited with constructing the [[Watts Building (1888)|Watts Building]] ([[1888]]), the [[Jefferson Theatre]] ([[1900]]), the [[Age-Herald Building]] ([[1910]]), the [[First Bank of Corey]] ([[1912]]), the [[City Federal Building|Comer Building]] ([[1913]]), the [[Watts Building (1927)|Watts Tower]] ([[1927]]), and the [[Stockham Valve & Fitting]] plant. | Allen is credited with constructing the [[Watts Building (1888)|Watts Building]] ([[1888]]), the [[Jefferson Theatre]] ([[1900]]), the [[Age-Herald Building]] ([[1910]]), the [[First Bank of Corey]] ([[1912]]), the [[City Federal Building|Comer Building]] ([[1913]]), the [[Watts Building (1927)|Watts Tower]] ([[1927]]), and the [[Stockham Valve & Fitting]] plant. | ||
He added his son, [[Charles T. Allen]] to the "Charles M. Allen & Son" nameplate and | Allen married the former Nancy Arabella Thomson and had eight children. He added his son, [[Charles T. Allen]] to the "Charles M. Allen & Son" nameplate and moved his offices at 212½ [[21st Street North]]. | ||
Allen built the "[[Robin's Nest]]" on [[Shades Crest Road]] at his summer residence in [[1884]]. In [[1917]] he constructed a [[Charles Allen residence|full-time residence]] just down the road from the Robin's Nest. | Allen built the "[[Robin's Nest]]" on [[Shades Crest Road]] at his summer residence in [[1884]]. In [[1917]] he constructed a [[Charles Allen residence|full-time residence]] just down the road from the Robin's Nest. | ||
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Revision as of 12:10, 1 November 2017
Charles Morehead Allen (born April 20, 1862 in Louisville, Kentucky; died June 18, 1933 in Birmingham) was an independent building contractor, responsible for erecting a number of structures in the Birmingham District after he began operating here in 1886.
Allen was the son of Alfred Allen, a notable building contractor in Louisville, Kentucky. He left school at age fifteen to work full-time with his father. He moved to Birmingham in 1882 and worked with T. C. Thompson & Brother for four years before going out on his own. He kept offices at 114½ 21st Street North in 1911.
Allen is credited with constructing the Watts Building (1888), the Jefferson Theatre (1900), the Age-Herald Building (1910), the First Bank of Corey (1912), the Comer Building (1913), the Watts Tower (1927), and the Stockham Valve & Fitting plant.
Allen married the former Nancy Arabella Thomson and had eight children. He added his son, Charles T. Allen to the "Charles M. Allen & Son" nameplate and moved his offices at 212½ 21st Street North.
Allen built the "Robin's Nest" on Shades Crest Road at his summer residence in 1884. In 1917 he constructed a full-time residence just down the road from the Robin's Nest.
References
- Cruikshank, George H. (1920) History of Birmingham and Its Environs: A Narrative Account of Their Historical Progress, Their People, and Their Principal Interests 2 volumes. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company. - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections