Ullman Building
The Ullman Building (formerly Ullman High School) is a historic building at 1205 6th Avenue South adjacent to the Legacy Pavilion football practice facility and UAB Lot 15A. Originally part of Birmingham City Schools system, it was sold to UAB in 1970 and was most recently used for UAB Blazers football team operations.
The Ullman School, a grammar school serving white students, opened in 1901 and was named for Samuel Ullman, a long-serving member of the Birmingham Board of Education. Eleven classrooms were added to the original 4-room unit in 1909. In 1937 the building became a high school for black students from Southside and Titusville. The high school was greatly enlarged with a new three-story classroom wing in 1957. The new wing obscured the original front facade of the school.
In 1970 UAB began using the former school for its classes. A year later the building was sold to the University. The Bell Auditorium was constructed as an addition to the former school, creating the Ullman-Bell complex which became the home of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. That program was relocated to the newly-constructed Heritage Hall in January 2008. The new building's name was chosen to honor the heritage of Ullman High School, as well as of its namesake.
UAB has not finalized plans for the historic Ullman School. It has been suggested that the 1957 annex might be removed as part of a renovation of the older building. The Ullman High School Alumni Association received permission to install an exhibit of historical artifacts in the building in 2013.
References
- Spencer, Thomas (January 2, 2008) "UAB opens its first new academic building for undergrads in 25 years." The Birmingham News
- Debro, Anita (May 27, 2016) "Preserving the memories of Ullman High" Weld for Birmingham
Gallery
Ullman School in 1903
Ullman School with 1909 addition
External links
- Ullman High School football history from ahsfhs.org website