Van Antwerp Building

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Van Antwerp Building
Van Antwerp Building 1907.jpg
The Van Antwerp Building in 1907
General information
Type Office
Location 103 Dauphin Street, Mobile, Alabama
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Completed 1907
Opening 1908
Height
Roof 120 feet (37 m)
Technical details
Floor count 11
Lifts/elevators 1
Design and construction
Architect George Bigelow Rogers
References
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A modern view

The Van Antwerp Building is a high-rise in the U.S. city of Mobile, Alabama. Completed in 1907, the building rises 11 stories and was the first skyscraper in the city. It is regarded as the first reinforced concrete skyscraper in Alabama and the Southeastern United States. The 120-foot (37 m) structure now stands as the 8th-tallest building in Mobile.

The building, an example of Beaux-Arts architecture, was designed by architect George Bigelow Rogers for Garet Van Antwerp, a wealthy Mobile druggist. The tower was built to house his pharmacy store, which remained in operation on the building's ground floor until the 1960s.[1]

See also

References

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Preceded by Tallest Building in Mobile
1907—1929
37m
Succeeded by
Regions Bank Building

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