Jackson Building
The Jackson Building (later the Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan Building, now owned by New South Federal Savings and Loan) is a 12-story tower located on 21st Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues North.
The building was constructed in 1928 for the Jefferson County Building and Loan Association, which was headed by F. M. Jackson. The brick-and-terra cotta design by Charles H. McCauley complemented the nearby Massey Building, completed in 1920.
In Addition to the Building and Loan Association, the Jackson Building housed the offices of the Birmingham Real Estate Board until they relocated to the Comer Building in 1962.
In 1959 the Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan, successor to Jackson's firm, hired McCauley's firm to update the building and part of the adjacent Jemison Building in a clean, modern style. The redesign included large slabs of dark Texas granite and white Alabama marble.
The building currently houses the downtown offices of New South Federal Savings and Loan.
References
- White, Marjorie Longenecker (1977) Downtown Birmingham: Architectural and Historical Walking Tour Guide. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society.