Rand Building (Huntsville, Alabama)
Rand Building | |
The building in July 2010 | |
| Location | 113 N. Side Sq., Huntsville, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 34°43′51″N 86°35′7.75″W / 34.73083°N 86.5854861°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Italianate Revival |
| MPS | Downtown Huntsville MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000722[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 22, 1980 |
The Rand Building is a historic commercial building in Huntsville, Alabama. Built in 1883, it and the adjacent building, the Donegan Block, represent a simplified Italianate architecture style common in smaller towns in the late 19th century. It is one of few remaining Italianate buildings which once were prevalent on Courthouse Square. The two-story green-painted brick building has an elaborate bracketed metal cornice with decorative panels between the brackets. The street-level façade has large four-pane fixed windows supported by paneled bulkheads, with a central recessed entry. A second row of smaller windows runs above the first, below a smoothed concrete header panel which along which an awning runs the width of the building. On the second floor, three two-over-two sash windows with segmental arched tops are in a frame recessed one course from the rest of the building.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ Bayer, Linda (May 31, 1979). "The North Side Square Italianates". Historic Resources of Downtown Huntsville. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.