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'''Katherine Meadow McTyeire''' (born | '''Katherine Meadow McTyeire''' (born [[January 7]], [[1920]] in [[Birmingham]]; died [[December 18]], [[2013]]) was the founder of [[Iron Art]]. | ||
Katherine, the daughter of [[Birmingham Ornamental Iron Company]] founder [[Bert Meadow]], was born at home at 1028 [[26th Street South]], delivered by her grandfather. She graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]] in [[1941]] with hopes of becoming a lawyer, but was discouraged by her family. | Katherine, the daughter of [[Birmingham Ornamental Iron Company]] founder [[Bert Meadow]], was born at home at 1028 [[26th Street South]], delivered by her grandfather. She attended Birmingham public schools and Fairfax Hall in Waynesboro, Virginia. She graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]] in [[1941]] with hopes of becoming a lawyer, but was discouraged by her family. | ||
She married [[William McTyeire|William Walter McTyeire]] and had five children. Seeing a need for a retail store to sell wrought iron furnishings, she borrowed $3,000 from her mother to open Iron Art on [[Southside]] in [[1949]]. The business, which soon moved to [[Cahaba Road]] in [[Mountain Brook Village]], flourished. The company was twice honored by the National Furniture Manufacturers Association. She was joined by her daughter, [[Kate Millhouse|Kate McTyeire Millhouse]] and they ran the company together until deciding to close in [[2007]]. | She married [[William McTyeire|William Walter McTyeire]] and had five children. Seeing a need for a retail store to sell wrought iron furnishings, she borrowed $3,000 from her mother to open Iron Art on [[Southside]] in [[1949]]. The business, which soon moved to [[Cahaba Road]] in [[Mountain Brook Village]], flourished. The company was twice honored by the National Furniture Manufacturers Association. She was joined by her daughter, [[Kate Millhouse|Kate McTyeire Millhouse]] and they ran the company together until deciding to close in [[2007]]. | ||
McTyeire | McTyeire was continuously active in civic work. She chaired the [[Alabama Sesquicentennial Committee]] in [[1969]] and joined the board of the [[Birmingham Area Chamber of Commerce]] in [[1971]]. She also served on the boards of the [[Better Business Bureau of Alabama]], [[Big B Drugs]] and [[First National Bank of Birmingham]]/[[AmSouth Bank]]. | ||
McTyeire helped organize the [[Mountain Brook Merchants Association]] and served on the first board for the [[Emmet O'Neal Library]]. She served as a trustee of [[Birmingham-Southern College]] and as president of the its national alumni association. She was also an "Executive in Residence" at the [[Auburn University School of Business]] and helped create an advisory board for Auburn's interior design program. | McTyeire helped organize the [[Mountain Brook Merchants Association]] and served on the first board for the [[Emmet O'Neal Library]]. She served as a trustee of [[Birmingham-Southern College]] and as president of the its national alumni association. She was also an "Executive in Residence" at the [[Auburn University School of Business]] and helped create an advisory board for Auburn's interior design program. She also served as president of the [[Women's Committee of 100]], the [[Junior League of Birmingham]], and [[Mercy Home]]. | ||
McTyeire was inducted into the [[Birmingham Business Hall of Fame]] in [[2000]]. | McTyeire was inducted into the [[Birmingham Business Hall of Fame]] in [[2000]]. She died in December [[2013]] and was survived by four children, eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Cornelius, Donna (December 10, 2013) "[http://www.otmj.com/2013/12/mctyeire-to-receive-jemison-award/ McTyeire to Receive Jemison Award]" ''Over the Mountain Journal'' | * Cornelius, Donna (December 10, 2013) "[http://www.otmj.com/2013/12/mctyeire-to-receive-jemison-award/ McTyeire to Receive Jemison Award]" ''Over the Mountain Journal'' | ||
* "Katherine Meadow McTyeire" obituary (December 19, 2013) {{BN}} | |||
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[[Category:Birmingham Business Hall of Fame]] | [[Category:Birmingham Business Hall of Fame]] | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 20 December 2013
Katherine Meadow McTyeire (born January 7, 1920 in Birmingham; died December 18, 2013) was the founder of Iron Art.
Katherine, the daughter of Birmingham Ornamental Iron Company founder Bert Meadow, was born at home at 1028 26th Street South, delivered by her grandfather. She attended Birmingham public schools and Fairfax Hall in Waynesboro, Virginia. She graduated from Birmingham-Southern College in 1941 with hopes of becoming a lawyer, but was discouraged by her family.
She married William Walter McTyeire and had five children. Seeing a need for a retail store to sell wrought iron furnishings, she borrowed $3,000 from her mother to open Iron Art on Southside in 1949. The business, which soon moved to Cahaba Road in Mountain Brook Village, flourished. The company was twice honored by the National Furniture Manufacturers Association. She was joined by her daughter, Kate McTyeire Millhouse and they ran the company together until deciding to close in 2007.
McTyeire was continuously active in civic work. She chaired the Alabama Sesquicentennial Committee in 1969 and joined the board of the Birmingham Area Chamber of Commerce in 1971. She also served on the boards of the Better Business Bureau of Alabama, Big B Drugs and First National Bank of Birmingham/AmSouth Bank.
McTyeire helped organize the Mountain Brook Merchants Association and served on the first board for the Emmet O'Neal Library. She served as a trustee of Birmingham-Southern College and as president of the its national alumni association. She was also an "Executive in Residence" at the Auburn University School of Business and helped create an advisory board for Auburn's interior design program. She also served as president of the Women's Committee of 100, the Junior League of Birmingham, and Mercy Home.
McTyeire was inducted into the Birmingham Business Hall of Fame in 2000. She died in December 2013 and was survived by four children, eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
References
- Cornelius, Donna (December 10, 2013) "McTyeire to Receive Jemison Award" Over the Mountain Journal
- "Katherine Meadow McTyeire" obituary (December 19, 2013) The Birmingham News