Patriot Center

The 1974 Social Security building (officially the Southeast Program Service Center) is an 11-story payment center that was constructed for the federal Social Security Administration on the north side of 11th Avenue North between 19th Street North and 21st Street North. It was designed by John Summer and Associates of Atlanta and built by Martin and Nettrour of Atlanta and Pittsburgh.

The site was cleared as part of a nationwide program of "urban renewal". The building is surrounded by a 2000-car covered parking garage at ground level. When the Civic Center was opened on the adjacent site to the south, the garage was made available for public parking during night-time and weekend events.

The building will be replaced by the new 587,000 square-foot Birmingham Social Security Administration Center under construction between 8th and 9th Avenue North and 12th and 14th Street North in Fountain Heights.

References

• White, Marjorie Longenecker, ed. (1977) Downtown Birmingham: Architectural and Historical Walking Tour Guide. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society. p. 132.

External links

• 1976 Social Security building on Emporis.com