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The '''Black Diamond building''' is a 2-story, 2-bay, 8,000 square-foot brick commercial building on the northeast corner of [[Block 107B]], at 2229–2231 [[1st Avenue North (Downtown)|1st Avenue North]] in [[Downtown Birmingham]].
 
It was constructed around [[1903]]. The front portion of the building is clad in glazed brick with a deep projecting cornice supported on paired brackets. The shop openings are supported on a smaller cornice with a dentil course spanning between engaged pilasters. The recessed entryways are flanked by low walls capped by limestone window sills. The rest of the building is unglazed brick with arched window openings. Access to a basement level is provided at the rear of the building.
 
The building formerly housed the offices of the [[Black Diamond Coal Mining Co.]] It is recorded as a contributing property to the [[Morris Avenue-First Avenue North Historic District]], added to the [[National Register of Historic Places in Birmingham|National Register of Historic Places]] in [[1986]].
 
Residential Ventures of Denver, Colorado purchased the Black Diamond building and its adjoining 36-space parking lot in [[2018]] for $1.7 million. They sold it to another investment group in December [[2023]]. [[Ironvest Partners]] manages and leases the property.
 
==Tenants==
* ground floor
** 2229: former location of [[Winn-Snider Cigar Co.]] (1926)
** 2231: former location of [[Evans Bros.]] (1904), [[W. G. Patterson Cigar Co.]] (1920s)
* offices
** [[Jackson & Tucker]] attorneys
** [[The Lobbyist Group]]
** [[Resha Law Firm]] ([[Sonny Resha]])
 
==References==
* King, Pamela Sterne & Ellen Mertins (August 31, 1981) "[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/86000009 Morris Avenue-1st Avenue North Historic District]." National Register of Historic Places nomination form - listed January 9, 1986
* Godwin, Brent (November 1, 2018) "Why a Colorado developer is buying downtown Birmingham properties." {{BBJ}}
* Parker, Illyshia (December 29, 2023) "New Orleans buyer acquires historic office building in Loft District." {{BBJ}}
 
[[Category: Black Diamond building|*]]
[[Category: 1903 buildings]]
[[Category: Morris Avenue-First Avenue North Historic District]]

Revision as of 17:48, 29 December 2023

The Black Diamond building is a 2-story, 2-bay, 8,000 square-foot brick commercial building on the northeast corner of Block 107B, at 2229–2231 1st Avenue North in Downtown Birmingham.

It was constructed around 1903. The front portion of the building is clad in glazed brick with a deep projecting cornice supported on paired brackets. The shop openings are supported on a smaller cornice with a dentil course spanning between engaged pilasters. The recessed entryways are flanked by low walls capped by limestone window sills. The rest of the building is unglazed brick with arched window openings. Access to a basement level is provided at the rear of the building.

The building formerly housed the offices of the Black Diamond Coal Mining Co. It is recorded as a contributing property to the Morris Avenue-First Avenue North Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Residential Ventures of Denver, Colorado purchased the Black Diamond building and its adjoining 36-space parking lot in 2018 for $1.7 million. They sold it to another investment group in December 2023. Ironvest Partners manages and leases the property.

Tenants

References

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