Schiffman Building (Huntsville, Alabama)

USA / Alabama / Huntsville / Huntsville, Alabama / Eastside Square, 231
 office building, Romanesque (architecture), NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, commercial building, Richardsonian Romanesque (architecture)
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Historic commercial building listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: c. 1835-1861
Altered: 1895 (remodel to current appearance); 1970s (2/3 of original structure demolished)
Architectural style: Richardsonian Romanesque (post-remodel)
Area: less than 1 acre
Stories: 3
Also known as: Tallulah Bankhead Birthplace
Date added to NRHP: 9/22/1980
Other designations: Downtown Huntsville Multiple Resource Area
Notes: A second-floor apartment in this building was the birthplace of actress Tallulah Bankhead. Her father, William B. Bankhead, was Huntsville's city attorney at the time, and would go on to be a U.S. representative and Speaker of the House.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiffman_Building
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Coordinates:   34°43'49"N   86°35'2"W
This article was last modified 11 years ago