Alston Building, 2400 Sixth Street, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL. Surveyed as HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,22-, with a 166-word written history.
“Tuscaloosa's first skyscraper, built on technology established in Chicago.”
Written record, HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,22- survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,22- · the record runs 166 words · one of 45 surveyed structures published for this county.
Source document Quoted word for word from HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,22-. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
Tuscaloosa's first skyscraper, built on technology established in Chicago. Proj ect Information: This report is based on written documentation donated by the Birmingham Historical Society, reformatted to HABS/HAER guidelines. Historical Overview: Tuscaloosa's antebellum courthouse gave way to construction of the city's first skyscraper in The classically-styled tower rose seven stories and was topped by a roof-top garden and towering electric sign which read Tuscaloosa."
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | 129 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report as the survey filed it. |
The federal surveyors worked through Tuscaloosa building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Hall | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,26- | 11,594 words | |
| University of Alabama | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,3A | 1,384 words | |
| Jemison-van de Graaff-Burchfield House | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,5- | 1,354 words | |
| Dr. John R. Drish House | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,1- | 1,234 words | |
| Warrior River | HAER ALA,63-TUSLO,28- | 1,145 words | |
| University of Alabama | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,3B- | 1,024 words | |
| Eddins House | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,4- | 979 words | |
| Dearing-Bagby House | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,16- | 917 words | |
| Gulf | HAER ALA,63-TUSLO,27- | 675 words | |
| Old Alabama State Capitol | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,21- | 564 words | |
| Alfred Battle Home | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,13- | 527 words | |
| Dearing House | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,15- | 430 words | |
| Louisville & Nashville Railroad Depot | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,25- | 412 words | |
| Christ Episcopal Church | HABS ALA,63,TUSLO,20- | 385 words | |
| E. N. C. Snow House | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,6- | 358 words | |
| Gluck House | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,12- | 329 words | |
| Samuel M. Peck House | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,9- | 311 words | |
| William Baker Oliver Lock & Dam | HAER ALA,63-TUSLO,29- | 293 words | |
| University of Alabama | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,3C- | 278 words | |
| Duffies Tavern | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,11- | 263 words | |
| Ormond-Litte House | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,2- | 250 words | |
| Thomas Prince House | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,18- | 247 words | |
| Martin-Randolph-Marlowe House | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,10- | 182 words | |
| Foster-Shirley House | HABS ALA,63-TUSLO,7- | 178 words |
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