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[[Image:Daniel Building.jpg|right|thumb|275px|The Daniel Building in January 2008]] | [[Image:Daniel Building.jpg|right|thumb|275px|The Daniel Building in January 2008]] | ||
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]] | 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]]. | ||
The Daniel Building was constructed by the [[Daniel Corporation]], beginning in [[1967]]. [[Moore and Handley]] was at the location from [[1887]] until [[1966]] when it moved to [[Pelham]]. Progress was delayed as engineers searched for areas of solid bedrock between [[Underground river|limestone cavities]] on which to erect its caissons. The building opened its doors on [[March 2]], 1970. | The Daniel Building was constructed by the [[Daniel Corporation]], beginning in [[1967]]. [[Moore and Handley]] was at the location from [[1887]] until [[1966]] when it moved to [[Pelham]]. Progress was delayed as engineers searched for areas of solid bedrock between [[Underground river|limestone cavities]] on which to erect its caissons. The building opened its doors on [[March 2]], 1970. | ||
Revision as of 21:37, 17 June 2010
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.
The Daniel Building was constructed by the Daniel Corporation, beginning in 1967. Moore and Handley was at the location from 1887 until 1966 when it moved to Pelham. Progress was delayed as engineers searched for areas of solid bedrock between limestone cavities on which to erect its caissons. The building opened its doors on March 2, 1970.
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
- 3-D model of the Daniel Building at Google 3D Warehouse
- Daniel Building advertisement, March 1970 via Birmingham Rewound
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