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'''Diana Hall''' is a commercial building, meeting hall and dance hall constructed in [[1926]] by The Schileci brothers at 521- | '''Diana Hall''' is a commercial building, meeting hall and dance hall constructed in [[1926]] by The Schilleci<!--or Schileci--> brothers at 521-531 [[19th Street North Bessemer|19th Street North]] in downtown [[Bessemer]]. | ||
The two-story building is constructed of [[Bessemer Gray]] bricks faced with multicolored patterned brick and stucco and a clay tile roof parapet with a deep overhang supported on brackets. The front facade is divided into unequal bays by piers which extend through the roof parapet. | The two-story building is constructed of [[Bessemer Gray]] bricks faced with multicolored patterned brick and stucco and a clay tile roof parapet with a deep overhang supported on brackets. The front facade is divided into unequal bays by piers which extend through the roof parapet. | ||
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Retail tenants at Diana Hall have included: | Retail tenants at Diana Hall have included: | ||
* [[Diana Bicycle Shop]] (1930s- | * [[Schilleci Brothers]] ice cream (1920s) | ||
* [[Diana Bicycle Shop]] (1930s-1040s) | |||
* [[The Image of Elegant]] style shop | * [[The Image of Elegant]] style shop | ||
* [[Red's OK Barber Shop]] | * [[Red's OK Barber Shop]] | ||
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Clubs operating on the second floor have included: | Clubs operating on the second floor have included: | ||
* [[Teen Town]] (1943- | * [[Teen Town]] (1943-1949) | ||
* [[Don's Teen Town]] (1960) | * [[Don's Teen Town]] (1960) | ||
* [[The Attic]] (late 1960s) | * [[The Attic]] (late 1960s) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Nelson, Linda | * Nelson, Linda & Melanie Betz (December 12, 1990) "[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/92000852.pdf Downtown Bessemer Historic District]" National Register of Historic Places Registration Form | ||
[[Category:1926 buildings]] | [[Category:1926 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:19th Street North Bessemer]] | [[Category:19th Street North Bessemer]] | ||
[[Category:Meeting spaces]] | [[Category:Meeting spaces]] | ||
Revision as of 10:05, 24 February 2017
Diana Hall is a commercial building, meeting hall and dance hall constructed in 1926 by The Schilleci brothers at 521-531 19th Street North in downtown Bessemer.
The two-story building is constructed of Bessemer Gray bricks faced with multicolored patterned brick and stucco and a clay tile roof parapet with a deep overhang supported on brackets. The front facade is divided into unequal bays by piers which extend through the roof parapet.
A door on the far right opened into a stairway to the second floor. The upper floor was used as a meeting hall by various fraternal organizations and as a banquet and dance hall by school groups and civic organizations. In the mid-1940s it operated as Teen Town.
Diana Hall is a contributing structure to the Downtown Bessemer Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places on July 15, 1992
Tenants
Retail tenants at Diana Hall have included:
- Schilleci Brothers ice cream (1920s)
- Diana Bicycle Shop (1930s-1040s)
- The Image of Elegant style shop
- Red's OK Barber Shop
- Bessemer Monument Co.
- Bessemer Vault Co.
- C. & R. Ceramics
- The Post House diner
Clubs operating on the second floor have included:
- Teen Town (1943-1949)
- Don's Teen Town (1960)
- The Attic (late 1960s)
References
- Nelson, Linda & Melanie Betz (December 12, 1990) "Downtown Bessemer Historic District" National Register of Historic Places Registration Form