Watts Building
Watts Building in Birmingham, Alabama, is an Art Deco building built in 1927. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Commercial building
- Description: building in Alabama, United States
- Address: 2008 3rd Avenue North, Birmingham, AL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Paul’s Cathedral and Age-Herald Building.
Saint Paul’s Cathedral
Church
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The Cathedral of Saint Paul — informally known as Saint Paul's Cathedral — is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama. Saint Paul’s Cathedral is situated 780 feet northeast of Watts Building.
Age-Herald Building
Heritage site
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The Age-Herald Building, at 2107 5th Ave. N in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Age-Herald Building is situated 800 feet north of Watts Building.
McWane Science Center
Museum
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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 880 feet southwest of Watts Building.
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 Watts 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 Watts Building.
Watts Building
- Categories: building and office
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.51659° or 33° 30′ 60″ northLongitude
-86.80675° or 86° 48′ 24″ westInception
1927Levels
17Height
236 feet (72 metres)Open location code
865MG58V+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 494748647OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialWikidata ID
Q7975018
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