Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Birmingham Branch, Federal Reserve branch building in downtown Birmingham, United States
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Birmingham Branch built its headquarters at 1801 Fifth Avenue North in 1926, designed by the Birmingham firm Warren, Knight & Davis in a style blending Greek Classicism and Art Deco. A five-story addition was appended in 1958. The branch vacated the building in 2000 and now operates from 524 Liberty Pkwy in Liberty Park.
The Birmingham branch opened on August 1, 1918, in leased space in the Jefferson County Bank Building, among the earliest branches of the Sixth Federal Reserve District. Its purpose-built headquarters at 1801 Fifth Avenue North was completed in 1926, designed by the Birmingham firm Warren, Knight & Davis. A five-story addition followed in 1958, and the branch moved to 524 Liberty Pkwy in 2000. The former building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
The branch opened on August 1, 1918, in leased space in the Jefferson County Bank Building, among the earliest branches of the Sixth Federal Reserve District. Its 1926 headquarters at 1801 Fifth Avenue North, by the firm Warren, Knight & Davis, mixes Greek Classicism with Art Deco. The building entered the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, after the branch had moved to Liberty Park in 2000.
The building is located downtown and serves as an easy landmark to find along Fifth Avenue North. It remains an active location with various businesses operating inside, making it a functioning part of the city center that visitors can approach from surrounding streets.
The branch opened on August 1, 1918, in leased space in the Jefferson County Bank Building, making it one of the earliest branches in the Sixth Federal Reserve District, after New Orleans in 1915 and alongside Jacksonville. Its purpose-built headquarters at 1801 Fifth Avenue North followed in 1926.
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