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[[File:1891 Hewlett Block map.png|right|thumb|389px|1891 Sanborn map of the Hewlett Block]] | |||
The '''Hewlett Block''' was a three-story commercial building located on the southwest corner of [[1st Avenue North (Downtown)|1st Avenue North]] and [[20th Street North|20th Street]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]. It was owned by [[John Boddie]]. | The '''Hewlett Block''' was a three-story commercial building located on the southwest corner of [[1st Avenue North (Downtown)|1st Avenue North]] and [[20th Street North|20th Street]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]. It was owned by [[John Boddie]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:44, 13 May 2019
The Hewlett Block was a three-story commercial building located on the southwest corner of 1st Avenue North and 20th Street in downtown Birmingham. It was owned by John Boddie.
The building was destroyed when a gas boiler exploded in the basement of the adjoining Metropolitan Hotel on February 23, 1900. The Woodward Building was erected on the site in 1902.
Tenants
- Taccont Arrico barber shop, -1900
- William Bird, architect, 1891-
- William Handy, insurance, 1888
- McIntosh & Altman, attorneys, 1880s
- Steiner Bros. Bank, 1888-1890
- Solomon Wise wholesale liquors, -1900
- Stitch Saloon, -1900
- Weaver & Smith, attorneys, 1888-