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* White, Marjorie; Christy Anderson, and David Ray (December 13, 2006) "[https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/daeb70a2-80e2-472f-a758-72b008af4ba7 Center Street Historic District]" National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form - listed October 1, 2007 | * White, Marjorie; Christy Anderson, and David Ray (December 13, 2006) "[https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/daeb70a2-80e2-472f-a758-72b008af4ba7 Center Street Historic District]" National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form - listed October 1, 2007 | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 6 April 2021
The John & Addine Drew residence is a one-story international-style residence located at 1108 Center Street North in Birmingham's East Thomas neighborhood. It was constructed in 1965 for John and Addine Drew, whose former house and lot had been claimed for the route of I-20/59.
Located just north of the planned interstate, the lot at 1108 Center Street was formerly part of the parcel on which the E. B. DeYampert residence formerly stood. DeYampert's house had been bombed in 1949 and 1950 during the so-called "Battle of North Smithfield", and then burned down by arsonists in 1951.
The Drews' new house featured a forecourt surrounded by a concrete block wall, which was intended to help defend them from further terrorism. The house itself was clad in rough-faced white Roman-size bricks, sheltered by a deep-soffited eave supported on a row of thin posts. Sidelites flanking the entry door were glazed with amber-tinted glass. A partial-height brick retaining wall wraps two sides of the dug-in carport.
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- White, Marjorie; Christy Anderson, and David Ray (December 13, 2006) "Center Street Historic District" National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form - listed October 1, 2007