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==Tenants== | ==Tenants== | ||
* [[Wheeler Business College]], 1888- | * [[William Nevins]], wholesale agent, 1888- | ||
* [[Birmingham Business College]]/[[Wheeler Business College]], 1888- | |||
* [[Birmingham Athletic Club]], 1889-1892 | * [[Birmingham Athletic Club]], 1889-1892 | ||
* [[Southern Iron Committee]], 1900 | |||
* [[Percy & Grubb]] attorneys, 1902 | |||
* [[H. R. Alexander]], woodworking plant owner, 1907 | |||
* [[Home Furniture Pattern Co.]], 1910 | |||
* [[Britling Cafeteria No. 1]], 1913-1964 | * [[Britling Cafeteria No. 1]], 1913-1964 | ||
* [[Paul Rothpletz]], bookbinder, 1925 | * [[Paul Rothpletz]], bookbinder, 1925 | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 14 November 2015
The Potter Building was an office and retail building located at 1909-1917 1st Avenue North in downtown Birmingham.
The building housed the Wheeler Business College when it was established in 1888 and the Birmingham Athletic Club when it was founded a year later. In 1913 A. W. B. Johnson. opened the first Britling Cafeteria on the ground floor. That restaurant remained open until 1964.
Tenants
- William Nevins, wholesale agent, 1888-
- Birmingham Business College/Wheeler Business College, 1888-
- Birmingham Athletic Club, 1889-1892
- Southern Iron Committee, 1900
- Percy & Grubb attorneys, 1902
- H. R. Alexander, woodworking plant owner, 1907
- Home Furniture Pattern Co., 1910
- Britling Cafeteria No. 1, 1913-1964
- Paul Rothpletz, bookbinder, 1925
- Artists Recording Company, 1956-1960s