Coley Building, Demolished commercial building facade in Mobile, Alabama, United States

The Coley Building was a two-story commercial structure in Mobile, Alabama, begun in 1836 as a one-story Federal-style masonry building. In the 1870s it gained a second floor and a Beaux-Arts-influenced cast iron facade. Demolished in 2003, its restored cast iron front was grafted onto the modern parking garage in 2006.

Built in 1836 as a one-story Federal-style masonry structure, the Coley Building stood on a block between St. Francis, Royal, Water and St. Michael streets that housed many of Mobile's brokerage firms before the Civil War. The Confederate government seized it during the war from a suspected Union collaborator. In the 1870s it gained a second floor and a Beaux-Arts-influenced cast iron facade, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 22, 1982.

The block between St. Francis, Royal, Water and St. Michael streets was a centre for Mobile's brokerage firms before the Civil War. The building's 1870s cast iron facade, Beaux-Arts in influence, was saved by the Retirement Systems of Alabama and restored by Robinson Iron of Alexander City, then grafted onto the modern parking garage in 2006.

The building itself no longer stands: it was demolished in 2003, so there is no interior to visit. What remains is the original cast iron front facade, saved by the Retirement Systems of Alabama, restored by Robinson Iron of Alexander City, and grafted onto the modern parking deck in 2006. Look for it on the garage facing the RSA Battle House Tower, across the street from the old block between St. Francis, Royal, Water and St. Michael streets.

The building no longer stands: it was demolished in 2003 for a parking deck serving the RSA Battle House Tower. Its cast iron details were saved by the Retirement Systems of Alabama and restored by Robinson Iron of Alexander City, then the front facade was grafted onto the new garage in 2006.