John Hand Building
Encyclopedia
John Hand Building is a mixed-use high rise
building in Birmingham, Alabama
, USA, with a height of 287 feet (87.5 m). It was the tallest building in the city until surpassed by the City Federal Condos in 1913. It comprises 20 floors and was completed in 1912. The lower eight floors are for commercial
use and the upper twelve floors are for residential use. In 1983, the building was added National Register of Historic Places. In 2000, it was renovated at a cost of $20 million.
High Rise
High Rise is a 1975 novel by J. G. Ballard. It takes place in an ultra-modern, luxury high-rise building.-Plot summary:The building seems to give its well-established tenants all the conveniences and commodities that modern life has to offer: swimming pools, its own school, a supermarket,...
building in Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, USA, with a height of 287 feet (87.5 m). It was the tallest building in the city until surpassed by the City Federal Condos in 1913. It comprises 20 floors and was completed in 1912. The lower eight floors are for commercial
Commerce
While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
use and the upper twelve floors are for residential use. In 1983, the building was added National Register of Historic Places. In 2000, it was renovated at a cost of $20 million.
External links
- http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=johnhandbuilding-birmingham-al-usa
- http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=997