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The '''Garrett Building''' is | The '''Singer Building''' (originally the '''Garrett Building''') is located at 2008 [[2nd Avenue North]]. The Singer Sewing Machine Company purchased the left half of the building in the 1920s and hired [[Warren, Knight & Davis]] to transform the facade in a limestone-clad Renaissance Revival style featuring a large Palladian window and an balustraded parapet. | ||
The right half of the building was demolished for a branch of the [[Guaranty Savings and Loan]] in [[1971]]. | |||
Recently, the building has housed the offices of the [[Plaintiff's Liaison Counsel]]. | |||
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[[Category: | ==References== | ||
[[Category:2nd Avenue North| | * {{White-1977}} | ||
[[Category:1880s buildings]] | |||
[[Category:1920s buildings]] | |||
[[Category:Warren Knight & Davis buildings]] | |||
[[Category:2nd Avenue North|2008]] | |||
Revision as of 22:55, 16 January 2007
The Singer Building (originally the Garrett Building) is located at 2008 2nd Avenue North. The Singer Sewing Machine Company purchased the left half of the building in the 1920s and hired Warren, Knight & Davis to transform the facade in a limestone-clad Renaissance Revival style featuring a large Palladian window and an balustraded parapet.
The right half of the building was demolished for a branch of the Guaranty Savings and Loan in 1971.
Recently, the building has housed the offices of the Plaintiff's Liaison Counsel.
References
- White, Marjorie Longenecker (1977) Downtown Birmingham: Architectural and Historical Walking Tour Guide. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society.