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[[Image:Hillman Hotel 1906.jpg|right|thumb|375px|The Hillman Hotel, c. 1906]]
[[Image:Hotel Hillman 1906.jpg|right|thumb|375px|The Hillman Hotel from Birmingham City Hall, c. 1906]]
The '''Hillman Hotel''' was a luxury hotel located on the southwest corner of [[4th Avenue North]] and [[19th Street North|19th Street]], across from [[Birmingham City Hall (1901)|Birmingham City Hall]]. It was constructed in [[1901]] for a company formed by [[Thomas Molton]] and [[Benjamin Roden]]. Molton served as president and [[Leo Steiner]] was vice-president. The hotel was named for [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company]] vice president [[T. T. Hillman]].
[[Image:1926 Hillman Hotel.jpg|right|thumb|375px|The Hillman Hotel from 4th Avenue & 19th Street, c. 1926]]
'''Hotel Hillman''' (commonly the '''Hillman Hotel''') was a luxury hotel located on the southwest corner of [[4th Avenue North]] and [[19th Street North|19th Street]], across from [[Birmingham City Hall (1901)|Birmingham City Hall]]. It was constructed in [[1901]] by the '''Hillman Hotel Company''', which had been formed the previous June by [[Thomas Molton]], [[Benjamin Roden]] and [[M. V. Joseph]]. [[Leo Steiner]] joined later and succeeded Roden as vice-president. The hotel was named for [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company]] vice president [[T. T. Hillman]].


The six-story Renaissance Revival-style hotel was arranged in an H-shape with the courtyards filled on the first and second floors for the lobby and ballroom spaces. The rest of the ground floor was filled with barber shops, jewelers, shoe repair shops and cafes, including [[Bearmen's Mens Clothes]]. Projecting brick bands marked the lower floors, while quoins distinguished the corners of the upper levels. The attic story was lit with arched windows and shaded by a deep cornice.
The six-story Renaissance Revival-style hotel was designed by Stone Brothers, Architects of New Orleans, Louisiana (also involved in the [[Woodward Building]]). It was arranged in an H-shape with the courtyards filled on the first and second floors for the lobby and ballroom spaces. Over the entrance, the date was inscribed as "MDCCCCI". The rest of the ground floor was filled with barbers, shoe repair shops and cafés, including [[P. H. Linnehan]] jeweler and optician, and [[Bearmen's Mens Clothes]]. Projecting brick bands marked the lower floors, while quoins distinguished the corners of the upper levels. The attic story was lit with arched windows and shaded by a deep cornice.


Completed in October [[1901]], the Hillman was the city's premiere hotel until the completion of the [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|Tutwiler Hotel]] on [[20th Street North|20th Street]] in [[1914]].
Completed in October [[1901]], the Hillman was the city's premiere hotel until the completion of the [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|Tutwiler Hotel]] on [[20th Street North|20th Street]] in [[1914]]. Among the hotel's innovations was its use of a prototype [[Lansden electric wagon]] to carry guests and their luggage back and forth from [[Union Station]] four and a half blocks away.


The building was demolished for parking in [[1967]].
Manager of the Hillman Hotel in [[1910]] was a Mr Bailey, and rooms were advertised on the "European plan" for $1.50 to $3.00. In [[1948]] the manager was [[W. T. Wilson Jr|W. T. "Walter" Wilson Jr]].
 
On [[September 12]], [[1907]] the Hillman hosted the first annual banquet of the [[Caterers of Alabama]]. The Hillman's chef,a Mr Williams, prepared a main course of planked black bass for the group.
 
The hotel building was demolished for parking in [[1967]]. The original drawings are housed in the Southeastern Architectural Archive at Tulane University.
 
==Tenants==
* 316: [[Joseph Ribner]] furs (1935)
* 318: [[George Price]] photographer (1935)
* 320: [[Bearman's Quality Shoppe]] men's furnishings (1935)
* 322: lobby entrance
** [[Madame Grace Corset Shop]] (1925)
** [[Clara Adams]] stenographer / [[Hotel Hillman Cigar Stand]] / [[Birmingham Jewelry Co.]] (1935)
** [[Independent Spiritual Church]] (1942)
* 326: [[Hillman Barber Shop]] (1935)
* 328: [[Style Shoppe]] women's clothes (1935), [[Sibyl Hats]] (1948)
* 330: [[The Hub]] men's furnishings (1935)


==References==
==References==
* "Another Building Boom" (June 14, 1900) ''Montgomery Advertiser''
* {{Cruikshank-1920}}
* {{Cruikshank-1920}}
* {{White-1977}}
* {{White-1977}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://goo.gl/maps/TwlP Hillman Hotel site] on Google Street View
* [http://www.tulane.edu/~lmiller/SEAA/Finding%20Aid%20pdfs/85%20Sam%20Stone,%20Jr.%20Office%20Records.pdf Sam Stone Jr] Office Records listing at tulane.edu
* [https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-8c5a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 1907 Caterers of Alabama banquet menu] at the New York Public Library Digital Collections
* [http://goo.gl/maps/TwlP Hillman Hotel site] on Google Street View  


[[Category:Hotel Hillman|*]]
[[Category:Former hotels]]
[[Category:Former hotels]]
[[Category:19th Street North]]
[[Category:4th Avenue North]]
[[Category:1901 buildings]]
[[Category:1901 buildings]]
[[Category:1901 establishments]]
[[Category:1901 establishments]]
[[Category:Demolished buildings]]
[[Category:1967 demolitions]]

Latest revision as of 15:33, 14 January 2024

The Hillman Hotel from Birmingham City Hall, c. 1906
The Hillman Hotel from 4th Avenue & 19th Street, c. 1926

Hotel Hillman (commonly the Hillman Hotel) was a luxury hotel located on the southwest corner of 4th Avenue North and 19th Street, across from Birmingham City Hall. It was constructed in 1901 by the Hillman Hotel Company, which had been formed the previous June by Thomas Molton, Benjamin Roden and M. V. Joseph. Leo Steiner joined later and succeeded Roden as vice-president. The hotel was named for Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company vice president T. T. Hillman.

The six-story Renaissance Revival-style hotel was designed by Stone Brothers, Architects of New Orleans, Louisiana (also involved in the Woodward Building). It was arranged in an H-shape with the courtyards filled on the first and second floors for the lobby and ballroom spaces. Over the entrance, the date was inscribed as "MDCCCCI". The rest of the ground floor was filled with barbers, shoe repair shops and cafés, including P. H. Linnehan jeweler and optician, and Bearmen's Mens Clothes. Projecting brick bands marked the lower floors, while quoins distinguished the corners of the upper levels. The attic story was lit with arched windows and shaded by a deep cornice.

Completed in October 1901, the Hillman was the city's premiere hotel until the completion of the Tutwiler Hotel on 20th Street in 1914. Among the hotel's innovations was its use of a prototype Lansden electric wagon to carry guests and their luggage back and forth from Union Station four and a half blocks away.

Manager of the Hillman Hotel in 1910 was a Mr Bailey, and rooms were advertised on the "European plan" for $1.50 to $3.00. In 1948 the manager was W. T. "Walter" Wilson Jr.

On September 12, 1907 the Hillman hosted the first annual banquet of the Caterers of Alabama. The Hillman's chef,a Mr Williams, prepared a main course of planked black bass for the group.

The hotel building was demolished for parking in 1967. The original drawings are housed in the Southeastern Architectural Archive at Tulane University.

Tenants

References

External links

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