Silver's Building
The Silver's Building is a 3-story commercial building constructed c. 1922 at 1904–1906 2nd Avenue North on Block 86 in downtown Birmingham. The site, adjoining the Peerless Saloon, had formerly housed the Birmingham Arms Co., Louis Saks Clothiers, and others.
The new building was constructed as an early branch of the Silver's 5 & 10 Cent Store chain, founded by Isaac Silver in Savannah, Georgia. The design of the building bears some similarities to another Silver's location in Columbus, Georgia which is attributed to Atlanta architect A. Ten Eyck Brown. The Silver's chain was acquired in 1932 by the newly-founded H. L. Green Co. and the Birmingham store soon took up that name. The building underwent renovations in 1936. In 1961 the H. L. Green chain merged with McCrory Stores. The Birmingham location continued to operate by that name into the late 1990s when McCrory filed for bankruptcy protection. The ground floor later housed a Family Dollar store, which closed in 2020.
Ladd Real Estate acquired the former Silver's Building and began working to secure federal and state Historic Preservation Tax Credits for renovations. CCR Architecture & Interiors designed the updates, and Cooper Construction served as the general contractor.
References
- Van der Bijl, Hanno (April 13, 2020) "Longtime Family Dollar location in downtown Birmingham slated for redevelopment." Birmingham Business Journal
- Van der Bijl, Hanno (July 7, 2021) "Renovation of historically significant downtown Birmingham building gets underway." Birmingham Business Journal