Ranch House Motel

The Ranch House Motel was a 2-story, 52-room motel located at 2125-2129 7th Avenue South in Birmingham's Southside neighborhood.

The motel was built in 1952, boasting 52 air-conditioned rooms and an outdoor swimming pool. It was owned and operated by Bob and Carl Stapleton.

The Family Counseling Association of Jefferson County kept offices in the motel's east building in the 1960s.

The Ranch House closed in 1983, and later reopened as a Hospitality Inn, operated by Anil Patel and owned by his company, AKS Inc.. The motel closed in 2017 and the site was marketed for redevelopment as a ground lease.

The building, occupied illicitly, was burned by arson on March 12, 2019. The fire also destroyed two neighboring businesses, Yum Yai restaurant and Chai Market, and another vacant building, the former 22nd Street Jazz Cafe.

References

• Robinson, Carol (March 12, 2019) "2 alarm fire at vacant Birmingham hotel intentionally set, destroys 5 buildings." The Birmingham News