Woodward Building

Woodward Building is a building in Jefferson, Alabama, which is located on 1st Avenue North. Woodward Building is situated near John Hand Building, as well as near the art gallery Forstall Art Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Birmingham station and McWane Science Center.

Birmingham station

Railway station

Photo: Max Wolfe, CC BY 2.0.

Birmingham station is a train station in Birmingham, Alabama. It is a service stop for Amtrak's Crescent, which provides daily service between New York City, Atlanta, and New Orleans. Birmingham station is situated 770 feet southwest of Woodward Building.

McWane Science Center

Museum

Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The McWane Science Center is a science museum and research archive located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The state-of-the-art hands-on science center, aquarium, and 250-seat IMAX Dome Theater is housed in the historic and refurbished Loveman's department store building. McWane Science Center is situated 930 feet west of Woodward Building.

John Hand Building

Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

John Hand Building is a mixed-use high rise building in Birmingham, Alabama, US, with a height of 287 feet. It was the tallest building in the city until surpassed by the City Federal Building in 1913.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birmingham and Avondale.

Birmingham

Photo: Patrick Cain, CC BY 3.0.

Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama, and its cultural and economic nucleus. While it's best remembered as the site of protest, bombings, and other racial tumult during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, visitors to the Birmingham of today will find a pleasant green city of ridges, valleys, attractive views, and friendly, hospitable people.

Avondale

Neighborhood

Avondale was a company town built around the Avondale Mills east of Birmingham, Alabama in Jefferson County. The town was incorporated on March 18, 1887. Avondale is situated 1½ miles east of Woodward Building.

Elyton

Hamlet

Elyton, Alabama, was the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama from 1821 to 1873. It was the county's second seat, after Carrollsville. In 1873 the courthouse was moved to Birmingham. Elyton is situated 2 miles southwest of Woodward Building.

Woodward Building

Type: Commercial building
Address: 1927 1st Avenue North, Birmingham, AL
Categories: building and office
Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.51408° or 33° 30′ 51″ north

Longitude

-86.8058° or 86° 48′ 21″ west

Established

1902

Levels

Open location code

865MG57V+JM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 494743980

OpenStreetMap feature

building=commercial

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