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[[Image:Daniel Building.jpg|right|thumb|175px|The Daniel Building in May 2006]] | [[Image:Daniel Building.jpg|right|thumb|175px|The Daniel Building in May 2006]] | ||
The '''Daniel Building''' is a 20-story building compeleted in [[1970]] located between [[Powell Avenue]] and [[1st Avenue | The '''Daniel Building''' is a 20-story building compeleted in [[1970]] located at 15 [[20th Street South]] between [[Powell Avenue]] and [[1st Avenue South]]. At 283 feet, it is the eighth-tallest building in [[Birmingham]] and the tallest building south of the [[Railroad Reservation]]. It currently serves as the headquarters for [[BBVA Compass]] a | ||
The | The Daniel Building was constructed by the [[Daniel Corporation]], beginning in [[1967]]. Progress was delayed as engineers searched for areas of solid bedrock between [[Underground river|limestone cavities]] on which to erect its caissons. | ||
One of the original tenants was [[Alabama Power]]. In [[1993]], Compass Bank purchased the tower and moved their headquarters from the [[UAB administration building|1967 Central Bank building]], which is now an administrative office for [[UAB]]. In [[2009]] the bank changed its signage to reflect its ownership by BBVA. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=danielbuilding-birmingham-al-usa Daniel Building] at Emporis | * [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=danielbuilding-birmingham-al-usa Daniel Building] at Emporis | ||
[[Category:1970 buildings]] | [[Category:1970 buildings]] | ||
Revision as of 17:34, 25 February 2009
The Daniel Building is a 20-story building compeleted in 1970 located at 15 20th Street South between Powell Avenue and 1st Avenue South. At 283 feet, it is the eighth-tallest building in Birmingham and the tallest building south of the Railroad Reservation. It currently serves as the headquarters for BBVA Compass a
The Daniel Building was constructed by the Daniel Corporation, beginning in 1967. Progress was delayed as engineers searched for areas of solid bedrock between limestone cavities on which to erect its caissons.
One of the original tenants was Alabama Power. In 1993, Compass Bank purchased the tower and moved their headquarters from the 1967 Central Bank building, which is now an administrative office for UAB. In 2009 the bank changed its signage to reflect its ownership by BBVA.
External links
- Daniel Building at Emporis