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==Notable buildings== | ==Notable buildings== | ||
[[File:1211 27th Pl S.jpg|center|thumb|800px|Architect's rendering of Crow, Crow & Smelo Clinic]] | |||
* [[Idlewild Hills]] subdivision, 1946 | * [[Idlewild Hills]] subdivision, 1946 | ||
* [[Canterbury Garden Apartments]], 1948 | * [[Canterbury Garden Apartments]], 1948 | ||
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* Great Southern Motor Freight Terminal, Jacksonville, Florida, 1955 | * Great Southern Motor Freight Terminal, Jacksonville, Florida, 1955 | ||
* Elementary school in Albertville, 1955 | * Elementary school in Albertville, 1955 | ||
* [[Ensley Highlands Methodist Church]] Sunday School building, 1956 | |||
* [[Huffman Elementary School]], 1958 | * [[Huffman Elementary School]], 1958 | ||
* [[Snead College Student Union]], [[Boaz]], 1960 | * [[Snead College Student Union]], [[Boaz]], 1960 | ||
* [[ | * [[Olmsted Building|Crow, Crow & Smelo Clinic]], [[Highland Avenue]] at 1211 [[27th Place South]], 1960 | ||
* [[McCaw School]] addition, 1961 | |||
* [[Putnam Elementary School]], 1961 | * [[Putnam Elementary School]], 1961 | ||
* [[Graves Building]] modernization, 1961 | |||
* Greyhound Bus Terminal, Tampa, Florida, 1961 | * Greyhound Bus Terminal, Tampa, Florida, 1961 | ||
* [[Legion Field]] upper deck, 1962 | |||
* [[National Cash Register Co.]] Birmingham office, 1963 | * [[National Cash Register Co.]] Birmingham office, 1963 | ||
* Greyhound Bus Station, Savannah, Georgia, 1965 | * Greyhound Bus Station, Savannah, Georgia, 1965 | ||
Latest revision as of 17:17, 8 January 2024
Greer, Holmquist & Chambers was an architecture firm with offices in the Lincoln Life Building at 1829 1st Avenue North. The partners of the firm at its establishment in 1938 were Dupree Greer, Walter Holmquist and William Chambers. Holmquist's son, Gordon also joined the firm.
The firm operated from the 4th floor of the Lincoln Life Building in the 1950s, but moved to larger quarters on the 7th floor before 1962.
Greer, Holmquist & Chambers received numerous commissions for Greyhound bus terminals, many of which were constructed by Brice Building Company.
Notable buildings
- Idlewild Hills subdivision, 1946
- Canterbury Garden Apartments, 1948
- Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church, 1953-
- Water Treatment Plant, Columbia, Tennessee, 1954
- Great Southern Motor Freight Terminal, Jacksonville, Florida, 1955
- Elementary school in Albertville, 1955
- Ensley Highlands Methodist Church Sunday School building, 1956
- Huffman Elementary School, 1958
- Snead College Student Union, Boaz, 1960
- Crow, Crow & Smelo Clinic, Highland Avenue at 1211 27th Place South, 1960
- McCaw School addition, 1961
- Putnam Elementary School, 1961
- Graves Building modernization, 1961
- Greyhound Bus Terminal, Tampa, Florida, 1961
- Legion Field upper deck, 1962
- National Cash Register Co. Birmingham office, 1963
- Greyhound Bus Station, Savannah, Georgia, 1965
- Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station expansion, 1968
- BTNB Medical Center branch, 1968
- Dixie Type & Supply, 1969
- Hueytown Methodist Church, 1970
- Theta Chi fraternity house addition, Tuscaloosa, 1970
- Greyhound Station, Fort Myers, Florida, 1974
- NoMa Greyhound Terminal, Washington D.C., 1983