Times Building (Huntsville, Alabama)

Times Building
Alternative names	Huntsville Daily Times Building Huntsville Times Building
General information
Type	Commercial office building; educational institution
Architectural style	Art Deco
Address	228 East Holmes Avenue
Town or city	Huntsville, Alabama
Country	United States
Coordinates	34°43′59″N 86°35′07″W / 34.7330°N 86.5852°WCoordinates: 34°43′59″N 86°35′07″W / 34.7330°N 86.5852°W
Opened	December 1928[1]
Height	125 feet[2]
Technical details
Floor count	12[2]
Floor area	34,000 sq ft (3,200 m^2)[3]
Lifts/elevators	2
Design and construction
Architecture firm	R.H. Hunt Co.[4]
Other information
Parking	Street
Times Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Built	1926–28
MPS	Downtown Huntsville MRA
NRHP Reference #	80000726[5]
Added to NRHP	September 22, 1980

The Times Building is one of the oldest and tallest buildings in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. Standing at 125 feet (38 m), the twelve story skyscraper opened in December 1928 as the headquarters for The Huntsville Times. The building, which is primarily used for office space, is located at the intersection of Holmes Avenue and Greene Street on the north side of Downtown Huntsville. In 1980, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

Tenants

J.F. Drake State Community and Technical College moved into the basement level of the building in January 2010 with seven classrooms (including two large computer labs) covering 10,000 square feet (930 m²).^[6]

History

Originally the building was only to have eleven floors, but a twelfth floor was added during construction when the builder of the Russel Erskine Hotel announced that it would have twelve floors.^[7] As a result of the extra floor being added during construction, the elevators do not reach the top floor.

The Huntsville Times occupied the building from the building's opening in 1928 until 1956 when it relocated to a new facility on Memorial Parkway.

From the 1970s until forced to relocate in the late 1980s, the building was home to two public radio stations, WLRH (in the basement) and the commercial radio station WAHR (which billed itself as broadcasting from "The Top of the Times").

References

1. Marshall, Mike (10 January 2010). "The Huntsville Times to celebrate its 100th birthday this year". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
2. "Huntsville Times Building, Huntsville". Skyscraper Page. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
3. "Office For Lease in Huntsville AL The Times Building". Commercial Property details and pictures. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
4. "ALABAMA (AL), Madison County". National Register of Historical Places. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
5. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
6. Roop, Lee (24 November 2009). "Drake Tech ready to begin new phase as downtown school". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
7. "Times Building - Buildings". Emporis. Retrieved 22 February 2012.