Birmingham Fire Station No. 22
Birmingham Fire Station No. 22 was a fire station located at 3114 Clairmont Avenue. It was built in 1927 in a Spanish mission style to serve the Clairmont and Lakeview areas. The style is similar to Birmingham Fire Station No. 10 in South Avondale, designed by architect George Turner.
Before 1976 the original front-facing garage bay was closed in and a new 2-bay garage was added on the 32nd Street side of the building. The original Spanish tile roof had also been replaced with asphalt shingles.
The building was listed along with Birmingham's other Historic fire stations in a multiple property listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
A recommendation from Firescope, Inc. led to plans to replace Stations No. 22 and 10 with a new combined station. Birmingham Fire Station No. 10/22 was opened on July 1, 2009 at 4439 5th Avenue South in Avondale.
In April 2010 a proposal was made to demolish the fire station, a neighboring service station, and Bogue's Restaurant to construct a 14,250 square-foot Walgreen's pharmacy with a 62-car parking lot and drive-through window.
In April 2010 a $6 million proposal was made by Connolly Net Lease of Lawrenceville, Georgia to demolish the former station, a neighboring service station, and Bogue's restaurant to construct a 14,250 square-foot Walgreen's pharmacy with a 62-car parking lot and drive-through window.
References
- Coman, Victoria L. (January 5, 2008) "South Avondale fire station bid accepted. No. 22/10 to replace two outdated facilities." Birmingham News
- Cooper, Lauren B. (April 23, 2010) "City searching for development ideas for firehouse in Lakeview district." Birmingham Business Journal
- Erdreich, Jeremy (April 28, 2010) "4-Alarm Shock". Bhamarchitect's Blog
- Brock, Glenny (May 1, 2010) "Design review rebukes Walgreen's plan". Second Front
- Bryant, Joseph D. (May 11, 2010) "Bogue's, fire station could be razed in Walgreens project." Birmingham News
External links
- Station 22 at local117brffa.com