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''' | The '''Olmsted Building''', originally the '''Professional Building''', is an 8,100 square-foot professional office building at 1211 [[27th Place South]], on the corner of [[Highland Avenue]]. | ||
The building was constructed in [[1960]] | The building was constructed in [[1960]] for the diagnostic clinics of doctors [[Charles Crow]], [[John Crow]] and [[Leon Smelo]]. The 5,000 square foot project was developed by [[MCM Corporation]], designed by [[Greer, Holmquist & Chambers]] and constructed for $150,000 by [[W. R. Lunsford]]. The brown brick ranch-style office featured plate glass windows and brick planters, as well as on-site parking for patients behind a brick retaining wall. | ||
Until [[2020]] the building housed a clinic and the headquarters offices of [[Planned Parenthood of Alabama]]. In [[2023]] the building was leased by the [[Faraway Theater]] to host improvisational performances. | Until [[2020]] the building housed a clinic and the headquarters offices of [[Planned Parenthood of Alabama]]. In [[2023]] the building was leased by the [[Faraway Theater]] to host improvisational performances. | ||
==Tenants== | |||
* [[Charles Crow]] / [[John Crow]] / [[Leon Smelo]] physicians (1960–1973) | |||
* [[Joseph Connor Jr]] physician (1974) | |||
* [[Planned Parenthood of Alabama]] (–2020) | |||
* [[Plott & Company]] real estate | |||
* 105: [[Electra Film Lab]] (2022–) | |||
* [[Faraway Theater]] (2023–) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* O'Leary, A. J. (May 29, 2023) "Improv group signs lease for new theater." {{BBJ}} | * O'Leary, A. J. (May 29, 2023) "Improv group signs lease for new theater." {{BBJ}} | ||
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[[Category:1960 buildings]] | [[Category:1960 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Clinics]] | [[Category:Clinics]] | ||
[[Category:Greer Holmquist & Chambers buildings]] | [[Category:Greer Holmquist & Chambers buildings]] | ||
Revision as of 09:11, 26 July 2023
The Olmsted Building, originally the Professional Building, is an 8,100 square-foot professional office building at 1211 27th Place South, on the corner of Highland Avenue.
The building was constructed in 1960 for the diagnostic clinics of doctors Charles Crow, John Crow and Leon Smelo. The 5,000 square foot project was developed by MCM Corporation, designed by Greer, Holmquist & Chambers and constructed for $150,000 by W. R. Lunsford. The brown brick ranch-style office featured plate glass windows and brick planters, as well as on-site parking for patients behind a brick retaining wall.
Until 2020 the building housed a clinic and the headquarters offices of Planned Parenthood of Alabama. In 2023 the building was leased by the Faraway Theater to host improvisational performances.
Tenants
- Charles Crow / John Crow / Leon Smelo physicians (1960–1973)
- Joseph Connor Jr physician (1974)
- Planned Parenthood of Alabama (–2020)
- Plott & Company real estate
- 105: Electra Film Lab (2022–)
- Faraway Theater (2023–)
References
- "New doctors' clinic for Highland-av under construction" (October 4, 1959) The Birmingham News
- O'Leary, A. J. (May 29, 2023) "Improv group signs lease for new theater." Birmingham Business Journal