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The '''Southern Club''' was a private club located on the corner of [[20th Street North|20th Street]] and [[5th Avenue North]]. The club's three-story building was designed by [[Charles Wheelock|Charles]] and [[Harry Wheelock]] and constructed in the 1890s. The club dissolved in the wake of the [[1929]] stock market crash and closed for good in [[1931]]. After that the building housed various government offices. From [[1943]] to [[1967]] | [[Image:Southern Club 1907.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Exterior of the Southern Club]] | ||
[[Image:Southern Club interior 1907.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Interior of the Southern Club]] | |||
The '''Southern Club''' was a private club located on the corner of [[20th Street North|20th Street]] and [[5th Avenue North]]. The club's three-story building was designed by [[Charles Wheelock|Charles]] and [[Harry Wheelock]] and constructed in the 1890s. | |||
The club dissolved in the wake of the [[1929]] stock market crash and closed for good in [[1931]]. After that the building housed various government offices and was expanded with a fourth floor of offices under a new flat roof. | |||
From [[1943]] to [[1967]] the building housed the [[Birmingham Red Cross]]. | |||
It was demolished in 1967 to make way for the [[AmSouth-Sonat Tower]]. | |||
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[[Category:Charles Wheelock buildings]] | [[Category:Charles Wheelock buildings]] | ||
[[Category:1967 demolitions]] | |||
Revision as of 17:56, 14 September 2014
The Southern Club was a private club located on the corner of 20th Street and 5th Avenue North. The club's three-story building was designed by Charles and Harry Wheelock and constructed in the 1890s.
The club dissolved in the wake of the 1929 stock market crash and closed for good in 1931. After that the building housed various government offices and was expanded with a fourth floor of offices under a new flat roof.
From 1943 to 1967 the building housed the Birmingham Red Cross.
It was demolished in 1967 to make way for the AmSouth-Sonat Tower.