Zinszer Building

Zinzer Furniture building in November 2011

The Zinszer Building is a four-story commercial building with a Victorian cast-iron facade located at 2115-2117 2nd Avenue North in downtown Birmingham. It was constructed in 1889 by Peter Zinszer for his "Peter Zinszer's Mammoth Furniture House" retail business. After his death in 1894 the business passed to his widow, Rosa, who operated it for another decade.

The building continued to serve as a furniture showroom through the 1970s, most recently as Beard Furniture. It presently houses the offices of Arlington Properties and the Spain & Gillon law firm.

The building, considered to have the finest of the two surviving examples of Victorian cast-iron facades in Birmingham, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 1980.

To left: Daniels Building

2nd Avenue North, south side 2115-17

To right: parking lot

References

• White, Marjorie Longenecker (1977) Downtown Birmingham: Architectural and Historical Walking Tour Guide. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society.