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The '''Potter Building''' was an office and retail building located at | The '''Potter Building''' was an office and retail building located at 1909–1919 [[1st Avenue North (downtown)|1st Avenue North]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]. It was built in the 1880s. | ||
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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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==Tenants== | ==Tenants== | ||
===Ground floor=== | ===Ground floor=== | ||
* 1911: former location of [[A. C. Reckling]] harness maker / [[H. Scholze]] photographer (1887), clothier (1891), [[L. Rogan & Co.]] (1896), [[Klotz & Goldman]] (1904), [[Marc Linx Men's Clothing]], [[Marc Linx]] tailoring ( | * 1911: former location of [[A. C. Reckling]] harness maker / [[H. Scholze]] photographer (1887), clothier (1891), [[L. Rogan & Co.]] (1896), [[Klotz & Goldman]] (1904), [[Marc Linx Men's Clothing]], [[Marc Linx]] tailoring (1926–1964) | ||
* 1913-1917: former location of [[Britling Cafeteria No. 1]] ( | * 1913-1917: former location of [[Britling Cafeteria No. 1]] (1913–1964) | ||
* 1915-1917: former location of [[M. Weil & Bro.]] ( | * 1915-1917: former location of [[M. Weil & Bro.]] (1886–1918) | ||
* 1919: [[Western Union Telegraph Co.]] office (1891–1940) | |||
===Rooms=== | ===Rooms=== | ||
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* [[Carmichael & Thach]] (1896) | * [[Carmichael & Thach]] (1896) | ||
* [[Frank Demere]] (1896) | * [[Frank Demere]] (1896) | ||
* [[Robert Dickerson]] portrait studio (1954-) | |||
* [[DuBois & Webb]] (1893) | * [[DuBois & Webb]] (1893) | ||
* [[N. B. Feagin]] (1896) | * [[N. B. Feagin]] (1896) | ||
Revision as of 21:39, 12 March 2020
The Potter Building was an office and retail building located at 1909–1919 1st Avenue North in downtown Birmingham. It was built in the 1880s.
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
Ground floor
- 1911: former location of A. C. Reckling harness maker / H. Scholze photographer (1887), clothier (1891), L. Rogan & Co. (1896), Klotz & Goldman (1904), Marc Linx Men's Clothing, Marc Linx tailoring (1926–1964)
- 1913-1917: former location of Britling Cafeteria No. 1 (1913–1964)
- 1915-1917: former location of M. Weil & Bro. (1886–1918)
- 1919: Western Union Telegraph Co. office (1891–1940)
Rooms
- 1–8: Western Union Telegraph Co. traffic department (1940)
- 1–2: Carson Pirie Scott & Co. (1926)
- 4: Western Union Telegraph Co. service department (1926)
- 9: Walter Carter / R. H. Elliott / A. R. Wilson (1926)
- 10-12: Paul Rothpletz bookbinder (1925-1940)
- 11–14: Western Union Telegraph Co. traffic department (1940)
- 11: W. T. Cox Jr / E. H. Newsome (1926)
- 14: Western Union Telegraph Co. (1926)
- 15: R. C. Stein (1926)
- 16: Osce Robert's Stamp & Printing Co. (1926–1940)
- 28: Armstrong-Smith Co. (1926)
- 3rd floor:
- Birmingham Business College (1888-1902), Wheeler Business College (1902-1940)
- David Hancock (1926)
- YMCA (1891)
- armory (1891)
- Alabama Car Service Association (1896)
- Artists Recording Company / Reed Records (1956-1960s)
- H. R. Alexander, woodworking plant owner (1907)
- American Coal & Coke Co. (1896)
- Benners & Benners (1896)
- Birmingham Athletic Club (1889-1892)
- Birmingham Underwriters Agency (1896)
- Carmichael & Thach (1896)
- Frank Demere (1896)
- Robert Dickerson portrait studio (1954-)
- DuBois & Webb (1893)
- N. B. Feagin (1896)
- W. H. Graves (1896)
- W. I. Grubb attorney (1896)
- Home Furniture Pattern Co. (1910)
- E. T. Hucheson (1896)
- John M. Martin (1896)
- Samuel Mullen (1896)
- William Nevins, wholesale agent (1888)
- John Walker Percy attorney (1896)
- D. & A. Rich (1904)
- Percy & Grubb attorneys (1902)
- Z. T. Rudolph (1896)
- Southern Iron Commission (1896-1900)
- Southern Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (1896)
- J. W. Worthington & Co. (1896)