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'''Office Park''' was a pioneering business development between [[Cahaba Road]] and [[U. S. Highway 280]] in [[Mountain Brook]]. Developed in [[1955]] by [[Newman Waters, Sr]] and [[Ervin Jackson]], it is considered the first planned office park in the United States. Among the novel features of the development was the park-like setting with landscaping and trees surrounding expansive free parking lots and low-rise office buildings. | '''Office Park''' was a pioneering business development between [[Cahaba Road]] and [[U. S. Highway 280]] in [[Mountain Brook]]. Developed in [[1955]] by [[Newman Waters, Sr]] and [[Ervin Jackson]], it is considered the first planned office park in the United States. Among the novel features of the development was the park-like setting with landscaping and trees surrounding expansive free parking lots and low-rise office buildings. | ||
The [[Jefferson County Historical Association]] recognized the site with a historical marker in early [[2013]]. | The [[Jefferson County Historical Association]] recognized the site with a historical marker in early [[2013]]. | ||
==Buildings== | |||
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* [[1 Office Park Circle]] | |||
* [[2 Office Park Circle]], [[Tempo Corporation]] | |||
* [[3 Office Park Circle]] | |||
* [[4-6 Office Park Circle]] | |||
* [[7 Office Park Circle]], [[Southern States Bank]] / [[American Family Care]] | |||
* [[8 Office Park Circle]] | |||
* [[9 Office Park Circle]] | |||
* [[10 Office Park Circle]] | |||
* [[11 Office Park Circle]], [[Standard Furniture]] corporate offices | |||
* [[12 Office Park Circle]], [[Dyatron Corporation]] | |||
* [[13 Office Park Circle]] | |||
* [[14 Office Park Circle]] | |||
* [[15 Office Park Circle]], [[Golden Rule Bar-B-Q]] corporate offices | |||
* [[16 Office Park Circle]] | |||
* [[17 Office Park Circle]], [[Mountain Brook Office Park First National Bank Branch|AmSouth Bank]] | |||
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* [[100 Office Park Drive]], [[Wells Fargo Bank]] | |||
* [[101 Office Park Drive]], [[Regions Bank]] | |||
* [[110 Office Park Drive]], [[Pearce Bevill Leesburg Moore]] | |||
* [[115 Office Park Drive]], [[Cobbs, Allen & Hall]] | |||
* [[120 Office Park Drive]] | |||
* [[200 Office Park Drive]] | |||
* [[201 Office Park Drive]] | |||
* [[300 Office Park Drive]] | |||
* [[357 Office Park Drive]] | |||
* [[400 Office Park Drive]] | |||
* [[401 Office Park Drive]], [[Walls Media]] | |||
* [[402 Office Park Drive]], [[JH Ranch]] / [[US-Israel Education Association]] | |||
* [[421 Office Park Drive]], [[MAP Development]] | |||
* [[431 Office Park Drive]] | |||
* [[500 Office Park Drive]], [[Navigate Affordable Housing Partners]] | |||
* [[510 Office Park Drive]] | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 10:37, 19 April 2019
Office Park was a pioneering business development between Cahaba Road and U. S. Highway 280 in Mountain Brook. Developed in 1955 by Newman Waters, Sr and Ervin Jackson, it is considered the first planned office park in the United States. Among the novel features of the development was the park-like setting with landscaping and trees surrounding expansive free parking lots and low-rise office buildings.
The Jefferson County Historical Association recognized the site with a historical marker in early 2013.
Buildings
References
- Rodriguez, Ana (September 19, 2012) "Historical marker in Mountain Brook planned to recognize nation's first office park." The Birmingham News
External links
- Mountain Brook Office Park photos at Magic City Modern