Waters Building
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About Waters Building
Waters Building, at 209--211 22nd St. N, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 11, 1980. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Victorian, as it does for 96 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 · 29 MB · National Archives↗1888 to today
- 1888Built
- 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
- 2026On the Register for 46 years
Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes
209--211 22nd St. N, Birmingham · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Waters BuildingStart here
- 2
Downtown Birmingham Historic District (Boundary Increase III)District · next door - 3
Downtown Birmingham Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Classical Revival · next door - 4
St. Paul's Catholic ChurchVictorian Gothic · Built 1893 · 0.1 mi on - 5
Downtown Birmingham Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
40 more Register listings within half a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
Show the other 22
Victorian style, nearby
Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Victorian.
Memories of Waters Building
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Questions about Waters Building
Is Waters Building on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Mar 11, 1980 (Register number 80000697).
Is Waters 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, 0.7 miles away.
Can you visit Waters 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 Waters Building?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 29 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 77836348 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.