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Revision as of 13:30, 21 March 2016
The W. C. Davis School was a former Birmingham city school located at 417 29th Street South.
The two-story brick school was built in 1949 for black students. It was named in honor of W. C. Davis, a former principal in the school system.
In the late 20th century the school was closed and used by the school system as an office building for the system's technology, attendance and child nutrition departments. Known as the Davis Center, the former school's auditorium and other facilities were used for numerous school programs and events.
An agreement was reached in January 2009 to sell the property to Red Mountain Development for $2.54 million. That deal was never concluded, and the board eventually sold the Davis Center to an ownership group called "1904 on 4th LLC" in December 2013 for $2 million.
The building is listed as a contributing structure to the Southside Historic District, as recognized on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- Leech, Marie (January 28, 2009) "Birmingham school board sells Davis Center property." The Birmingham News
- West, Ty (December 3, 2013) "Entire Lakeview block sold for $2M." Birmingham Business Journal