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National Register of Historic Places

Fox Building

On the National Register since 198046 years
Victorian CommercialListed 1980Birmingham
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About Fox Building

Fox Building, at 19th St. and 4th Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 11, 1980. The Register lists it for its commerce, architecture and social history, at the state level. It describes its style as Victorian Commercial, as it does for 4 other Alabama listings. 23 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 31 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

19th St. and 4th Ave., Birmingham · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Fox BuildingStart here
  2. 2Crittenden BuildingArt Deco · Built 1924 · next door
  3. 3Kress, S. H., and Company BuildingModerne · Built 1937 · next door
  4. 4Loveman, Joseph, & Loeb Department StoreArt Deco · next door
  5. 5Downtown Birmingham Retail and Theatre Historic DistrictCommercial Style · next door
Around it

46 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BAlabama Penny Savings BankCommercial · Built 19130.1 miBWatts BuildingArt Deco0.1 miDDowntown Birmingham Retail and Theatre Historic District (Boundary Increase)Commercial0.1 miBU.S. Post OfficeNeoclassical Revival0.1 miBFederal Reserve Bank of Atlanta-Birmingham BranchClassical Revival · Built 19260.1 miDHeaviest Corner on EarthChicago Commercial Style0.2 miBIdeal Department Store BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 19290.2 miBEmpire BuildingNeo-Classical0.2 miBMorrow and Sinnige Nabers BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 18980.2 miDFourth Avenue Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.2 miDDowntown Birmingham Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.2 miSWest ParkSite0.2 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchVictorian Gothic0.2 miBFirst United Methodist ChurchRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miBSouth Central Bell BuildingBuilding0.2 miBHotel RedmontChicago Style · Built 19250.2 miBAge-Herald BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19100.2 miBEpiscopal Church of the AdventEnglish Gothic · Built 18730.2 mi
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BWhilldin BuildingEclectic · Built 19230.2 miBFire Station No. 6Commercial0.3 miBWoodward BuildingChicago Style · Built 19020.3 miBMcAdory BuildingVictorian Renaissance Revival · Built 18880.3 miBFirst National-John A. Hand BuildingNeo-Classical0.3 miBCaldwell-Milner BuildingVictorian Renaissance Revival0.3 miBSteiner Bank BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18900.3 miBBirmingham, Railway, Light and Power BuildingBuilding0.3 miBA.G. Gaston BuildingInternational Style · Built 19590.3 miBZinszer's Peter, Mammoth Furniture HouseCast-Iron-Front · Built 18890.3 miDBirmingham Civil Rights Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.3 mi★Sixteenth Street Baptist ChurchRomanesque · Built 19110.3 miDDowntown Birmingham Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBSt. Paul's Catholic ChurchVictorian Gothic · Built 18930.3 miBWimberly-Thomas WarehouseBuilt 19080.3 miBRidgely ApartmentsSecond Empire · Built 19140.3 miBSeaboard Air Line Railway Freight DepotBuilding0.4 miBDr. Pepper Syrup PlantModern Movement0.4 miBWaters BuildingVictorian · Built 18880.4 miDDowntown Birmingham Historic District (Boundary Increase III)District0.4 miDDowntown Birmingham Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Classical Revival0.4 miBFirst Christian Church Education BuildingNeo-Classical · Built 19240.4 miBAmerican Laundry Company BuildingBuilding0.5 miBPowell Avenue Steam PlantBuilding0.5 miDBirmingham Wholesale & Retail (West) Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miDMorris Avenue Historic DistrictNeo-Classical0.5 miDMorris Avenue-First Avenue North Historic DistrictVictorian Italianate0.5 miBPowell SchoolVictorian Gothic0.5 mi
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Victorian Commercial style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Victorian Commercial.

Downtown Birmingham Retail and Theatre Historic District0.2 mi away
Downtown Birmingham Historic District0.3 mi away

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Questions about Fox Building

Is Fox Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 11, 1980 (Register number 80000694).

Is Fox Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Alabama has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Fox Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Fox Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 31 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77836372 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.