The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-16
MUCH BU|LDINGI IS
NOW IN PROGRESS
Several Handsome Churches in
Course of Erection
LARGE BUSINESS HOUSES
The Year 1908 is a Record Breaker
In the Building Trade in Bir-
mlnsham-The Contractors
Are All Busy.

The predictions made early last spring
that building operations in Birmingham
would be more active during 1903 than
ever before are being fulfilled with good
measure. There is not an idle contrac-
tor in the city and the demand for car
penters, brickmasons and plasterers in
creases every day. ....
The buildings which have been finish
ed this year and which are now under
way embrace every kind of structure
Churches stores, dwellings, factories and
manufacturing plants are all included.
Millions of dollars are being expended on
them and thousands of workmen are
having employment
Outside of the immense office buildings
thee increase IN the number Of Birming-
hams churches is probably the most
noticeable feature of the building oper-
atoms this season. The CITY was already
well supplied with places Of worship con-
sidering its SIZE but the new structures
were felt to be necessary to meet the
demands Of an ever increasing popula-
tion.
Several Churches.
The largest church structure NOW I'M
der way is the First Baptist at the
corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty-sec-
ond -street. The outside walls of light
stone are up to a height of about twenty
five feet and the work is being carried
on with as much dispatch as Is consistent
with the magnitude of the undertaking.
Ground was broken this week for the
new First Christian CHURCH at the
W. G,..t
street and when completed this struc-
ture will be a great credit to Birming
ham. 1t will cost between $4,000 and
s25, 900.
The new Eleventh. avenue south Meth
odist Episcopal church at the corner of
Twelfth street is now up to height Of
about thirty feet anti it will be one Of
the most imposing of the southside
churches.
The synagogue of the congregation
of KNesseth Israel! at the corner of
Seventh avenue and Seventeenth street
is practically ready for the ROOF and 1t
is expected that Rosh Hoshona will be
celebrated in it on the Goth and 21st Of
next month. This will in the future be
the permanent home of the orthodox
Jewish CONGREGATION of the city.
The roof is already on the new edifice
of the Church of Our Lady Of Sorrows
Mated on Avenue f. 1t is about complet-
n and services can be held in it within
ihe next few weeks
There are several smaller churches
under way among which is one being
-, built by the coloped people at a cost of
aboout $4,000.
r ~ MERCANTILE Structures.
Among he business structures now CO.
ing up are the First National bank
building and the two buildings of the
Moore & Handley Hardware company
on Avenue between Twentieth and
Twenty-first streets. The nank build
ing will be completed and tenants will
move into It by October / as originally
intended. The Moore & Handley buildings
must be seen for their magnitude to be
appreciated They cover nearly full half
block and will probably be the best
equipped buildings Of their kind in the
entire SOUTH
The nine-stoTy office building of the
Title Guarantees Loan and Trust company
was completed last month and it Is now
well filled with tenants.
other business houses under way are
the handsome stables of the Birmingham
Livery company on second avenue, the
ware rooms and store,house of the Schlit2
Brewing company on second avenue, the