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[[Image:Anderson house.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Anderson residence, photographed January 11, 2006]]
[[Image:Anderson house.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Anderson residence, photographed January 11, 2006]]
The '''Frank Anderson residence''' (sometimes called the '''Frank Hartley Anderson house''') is a Mediterranean-style stucco house located at 2112 [[11th Court South]] on the [[Southside]] of [[Birmingham]]. It was designed by architect [[Frank Hartley Anderson]] for himself and his wife [[Martha Anderson|Martha]].
The '''Frank Anderson residence''' is a Mediterranean-style stucco house located at 2112 [[11th Court South]] on the [[Southside]] of [[Birmingham]]. It was designed by architect [[Frank Hartley Anderson]] for himself and his wife [[Martha Anderson|Martha]].


Constructed in 1924, the three story house was innovative in several respects. It pioneered the use of the electric range in Birmingham and made use of a system of passive cooling ducts through hollow tiles in the concrete walls. The upper floor was used as Martha's art studio and gave access to a roof terrace. The living space was on the middle level, accessing an enclosed garden to the rear of the lot. The lower floor, facing the street, housed Anderson's office and a garage/workshop which has its own carriage door.
Anderson purchased the lot, "the smallest he'd seen in Birmingham" in [[1922]] and began tackling the challenge of designing a house that could fit on it. The three-story result was constructed in [[1924]], and was exceedingly innovative in several respects. It pioneered the use of the electric range and dishwasher in Birmingham and made use of a system of passive cooling ducts through hollow tiles in the concrete walls. The upper floor was used as Martha's art studio and gave her access to the nearby kitchen, as well as to a roof terrace for dining ''al fresco''. The living space was on the middle level, accessing an enclosed garden to the rear of the lot. The lower floor, facing the street, housed Anderson's office and a garage/workshop which has its own carriage door.


The ''Architectural Forum'' magazine published a feature on the Anderson residence in 1926. The ''[[Birmingham Post]]'' also ran a feature in 1934.
The ''Architectural Forum'' magazine published a feature on the Anderson residence in [[1926]]. The ''[[Birmingham Post]]'' also ran a feature in [[1934]].


During the Depression, the Andersons took out a second mortgage, and in 1938 they were forced to sell their home and relocate to Georgia so Frank could work with the Army Corps of Engineers in Atlanta.
During the Depression, the Andersons took out a second mortgage, and in [[1938]] they were forced to sell their home and relocate to Georgia so Frank could work with the Army Corps of Engineers in Atlanta.


In recent years the house has been purchased by another architect and repainted in a yellow ochre color.
In recent years the house has been purchased by another architect and repainted in a yellow ochre color.
==Note==
One source gives 1922 for the construction date, but that is incompatible with the claim made elsewhere that he built the house after he was married, which was in 1923.


==References==
==References==
* Giddens, Lucia (June 13, 1934) "Housekeeping on the smallest lot." ''Birmingham Post''
* Birmingham Historical Society. (1981) "Southside-Highlands Report: Architectural & Historical Resources. Preservation Recommendations." Survey and Preservation Plan undertaken for the City of Birmingham and the Alabama Historical Commission.
* {{Burkhardt-1982}}
* {{Morris-1989}}
* Williams, Lynn Barstis. (Fall 2005) "An Artistic Blend: Frank and Martha Anderson." ''Alabama Heritage''. No. 78
* Williams, Lynn Barstis. (Fall 2005) "An Artistic Blend: Frank and Martha Anderson." ''Alabama Heritage''. No. 78
* Birmingham Historical Society. (1981) "Southside-Highlands Report: Architectural & Historical Resources. Preservation Recommendations." Survey and Preservation Plan undertaken for the City of Birmingham and the Alabama Historical Commission. Birmingham. p. 35 (gives 1924 as the date of construction)
* Morris, Philip A. and Marjorie Longenecker White, eds (1989) ''Designs on Birmingham: A Landscape History of a Southern City and Its Suburbs''. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society. p. 68 (gives 1922 as the construction date)


[[Category:Houses|Anderson]]
[[Category:Houses|Anderson]]
[[Category:11th Court South|2112]]
[[Category:11th Court South|2112]]
[[Category:1924 buildings]]
[[Category:1924 buildings]]

Revision as of 01:01, 21 January 2011

Anderson residence, photographed January 11, 2006

The Frank Anderson residence is a Mediterranean-style stucco house located at 2112 11th Court South on the Southside of Birmingham. It was designed by architect Frank Hartley Anderson for himself and his wife Martha.

Anderson purchased the lot, "the smallest he'd seen in Birmingham" in 1922 and began tackling the challenge of designing a house that could fit on it. The three-story result was constructed in 1924, and was exceedingly innovative in several respects. It pioneered the use of the electric range and dishwasher in Birmingham and made use of a system of passive cooling ducts through hollow tiles in the concrete walls. The upper floor was used as Martha's art studio and gave her access to the nearby kitchen, as well as to a roof terrace for dining al fresco. The living space was on the middle level, accessing an enclosed garden to the rear of the lot. The lower floor, facing the street, housed Anderson's office and a garage/workshop which has its own carriage door.

The Architectural Forum magazine published a feature on the Anderson residence in 1926. The Birmingham Post also ran a feature in 1934.

During the Depression, the Andersons took out a second mortgage, and in 1938 they were forced to sell their home and relocate to Georgia so Frank could work with the Army Corps of Engineers in Atlanta.

In recent years the house has been purchased by another architect and repainted in a yellow ochre color.

References

  • Giddens, Lucia (June 13, 1934) "Housekeeping on the smallest lot." Birmingham Post
  • Birmingham Historical Society. (1981) "Southside-Highlands Report: Architectural & Historical Resources. Preservation Recommendations." Survey and Preservation Plan undertaken for the City of Birmingham and the Alabama Historical Commission.
  • Burkhardt, Ann McQuorquodale and Alice Meriwether Bowsher (November 1982) "Town Within a City: The Five Points South Neighborhood 1880-1930." Journal of the Birmingham Historical Society. Vol. 7, Nos. 3-4
  • Morris, Philip A. and Marjorie Longenecker White, eds. (1989) Designs on Birmingham: A Landscape History of a Southern City and Its Suburbs Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society
  • Williams, Lynn Barstis. (Fall 2005) "An Artistic Blend: Frank and Martha Anderson." Alabama Heritage. No. 78
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