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'''Loveman's Annex''' was a 6-story commercial building at 1819 [[3rd Avenue North]], behind the [[Loveman's|Loveman, Joseph & Loeb]] department store building that stretches to the corner of [[19th Street North|19th Street]].
'''Loveman's Annex''' was a 6-story commercial building at 1819 [[3rd Avenue North]], behind the [[Loveman's|Loveman, Joseph & Loeb]] department store building that stretches to the corner of [[19th Street North|19th Street]].


The annex building, of "fireproof construction" supported on a steel frame, was erected by the [[Smallman-Brice Co.]] Photographer [[Oscar Hunt]] documented the progress of construction, which was completed in [[1917]].  
The annex building, of "fireproof construction" supported on a reinforced concrete frame, was erected by the [[Smallman-Brice Co.]] Photographer [[Oscar Hunt]] documented the progress of construction, which was completed in [[1917]].  


When the [[Alabama Theatre]] was built in [[1927]], the wall between it and the Loveman's Annex was constructed 36 inches thick with solid masonry as a firewall. The main department store was destroyed in a [[1934 Loveman's fire|massive fire]] which started in the sub-basement on [[March 10]], [[1934]]. The annex was heavily damaged, but the steel frame and a vault containing the store's records survived. The firewall fulfilled its purpose well, allowing only damage from smoke to affect the Alabama Theatre.
When the [[Alabama Theatre]] was built in [[1927]], the wall facing the Loveman's Annex covered up all of the 10-year-old building's west-facing windows. That wall was designed to serve as a fire barrier, with 36 inches of solid masonry. As it happened, Loveman, Joseph & Loeb's main department store building was destroyed in a [[1934 Loveman's fire|massive fire]] which started in the sub-basement on [[March 10]], [[1934]]. The annex was heavily damaged, but its frame, and a vault containing the store's records, survived. The firewall fulfilled its purpose well, allowing only damage from smoke to affect the Alabama Theatre.


After the fire the annex building was rebuilt on the same frame, and mainly used for staff offices. During the Loveman's building's renovation for the [[McWane Science Center]] it was found that the annex was unsound. It was demolished for that project. A newly-constructed section of the science museum took its place, designed to blend the massing, decorative scheme and materials of both its neighbors.
After the fire the annex building was rebuilt on the same frame, and mainly used for staff offices. During the Loveman's building's renovation for the [[McWane Science Center]] it was found that the annex was unsound. It was demolished for that project. A newly-constructed section of the science museum took its place, designed to blend the massing, decorative scheme and materials of both its neighbors.

Revision as of 19:58, 10 March 2020

This article is about the 1917 building on 3rd Avenue North. For the 1949 store "annex" on 2nd Avenue North, see Loveman's Store for the Home.

Loveman's Annex was a 6-story commercial building at 1819 3rd Avenue North, behind the Loveman, Joseph & Loeb department store building that stretches to the corner of 19th Street.

The annex building, of "fireproof construction" supported on a reinforced concrete frame, was erected by the Smallman-Brice Co. Photographer Oscar Hunt documented the progress of construction, which was completed in 1917.

When the Alabama Theatre was built in 1927, the wall facing the Loveman's Annex covered up all of the 10-year-old building's west-facing windows. That wall was designed to serve as a fire barrier, with 36 inches of solid masonry. As it happened, Loveman, Joseph & Loeb's main department store building was destroyed in a massive fire which started in the sub-basement on March 10, 1934. The annex was heavily damaged, but its frame, and a vault containing the store's records, survived. The firewall fulfilled its purpose well, allowing only damage from smoke to affect the Alabama Theatre.

After the fire the annex building was rebuilt on the same frame, and mainly used for staff offices. During the Loveman's building's renovation for the McWane Science Center it was found that the annex was unsound. It was demolished for that project. A newly-constructed section of the science museum took its place, designed to blend the massing, decorative scheme and materials of both its neighbors.

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