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The '''James Van Hoose residence''' was a home constructed in [[1881]] for [[James Van Hoose]] on the 800 block of [[20th Street South]] where the [[Southside Residence Inn]] now stands.
The '''James Van Hoose residence''' was a home constructed in [[1881]] for [[James Van Hoose]] at 815 [[20th Street South]] where the [[Southside Residence Inn]] now stands.


Van Hoose specified that the materials and construction should be of a type to withstand strong storms, and this quality survived a test when his one of the few houses in the vicinity left without serious damage from a [[1901 Birmingham tornado|tornado]] which struck in [[1901]].
Van Hoose specified that the materials and construction should be of a type to withstand strong storms, and this quality survived a test when his one of the few houses in the vicinity left without serious damage from a [[1901 Birmingham tornado|tornado]] which struck in [[1901]].


The house remained in the family until [[1935]] when it was sold to the [[Brown-Service Funeral Company]], which built their [[Medical Alumni Building|corporate headquarters]] next door. It was renovated into a Ridout's Funeral Home and later demolished for construction of the [[Royal Inn]].
The house remained in the family until the [[Great Depression]].<!--[[Harry Hawkins]] for his [[Hawkins-Isreal Company]] interior decorating firm in [[1929]] or [[1939]]--> In [[1935]] the house was sold to the [[Brown-Service Funeral Company]], which built their [[Medical Alumni Building|corporate headquarters]] next door. It was renovated into a Ridout's Funeral Home and later demolished for construction of the [[Royal Inn|Travelodge Motel]] in [[1961]].


==References==
==References==
* Boles, W. J. (October 20, 1935) "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll2,1247 Building is set as funeral home]". ''Birmingham News'' - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
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* Boles, W. J. (October 20, 1935) "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll2,1247 Building is set as funeral home]". {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}}


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Latest revision as of 11:54, 7 April 2021

The James Van Hoose residence was a home constructed in 1881 for James Van Hoose at 815 20th Street South where the Southside Residence Inn now stands.

Van Hoose specified that the materials and construction should be of a type to withstand strong storms, and this quality survived a test when his one of the few houses in the vicinity left without serious damage from a tornado which struck in 1901.

The house remained in the family until the Great Depression. In 1935 the house was sold to the Brown-Service Funeral Company, which built their corporate headquarters next door. It was renovated into a Ridout's Funeral Home and later demolished for construction of the Travelodge Motel in 1961.

References