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[[Image:Rufus Cobb residence.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Postcard view of Burk's Antiques in the former Rufus Cobb residence]]
[[Image:Rufus Cobb residence.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Postcard view of Burk's Antiques in the former Rufus Cobb residence]]
The '''Rufus Cobb residence''' was the [[East Lake]] home of former [[Governor of Alabama]] [[Rufus Cobb]] at 6230 [[1st Avenue North]], on the corner of [[63rd Street North]].
The '''Rufus Cobb residence''' was the [[East Lake]] home of former [[Governor of Alabama]] [[Rufus Cobb]] at 6230 [[1st Avenue North (Woodlawn)|1st Avenue North]], on the corner of [[63rd Street North]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Woodlawn neighborhood|Woodlawn]] neighborhood.


The Victorian-style mansion was heavily modified in [[1954]] with brick-clad showrooms for [[Burk's Antiques]]. It was later demolished for an access ramp onto [[I-20]].
The Victorian-style mansion was heavily modified in [[1954]] with brick-clad showrooms for [[Burk's Antiques]]. It was later demolished for an access ramp onto [[I-20]].

Latest revision as of 11:56, 6 June 2021

Postcard view of Burk's Antiques in the former Rufus Cobb residence

The Rufus Cobb residence was the East Lake home of former Governor of Alabama Rufus Cobb at 6230 1st Avenue North, on the corner of 63rd Street North in Birmingham's Woodlawn neighborhood.

The Victorian-style mansion was heavily modified in 1954 with brick-clad showrooms for Burk's Antiques. It was later demolished for an access ramp onto I-20.