Watts Building, Art Deco building in Birmingham, Alabama.

The Watts Building is a 1927 Art Deco building in Birmingham, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It takes its name from its original developer, Thomas Haynes Watts III. A 1999 renovation costing 6.1 million dollars produced 34 residential lofts and 2,787 square metres of commercial space.

The Watts Building was built in 1927 in Art Deco style and takes its name from its original developer, Thomas Haynes Watts III. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. A renovation completed in 1999 cost 6.1 million dollars and produced 34 residential lofts plus 2,787 square metres of commercial space.

The building emerged during a period when Birmingham was reinventing itself through new commercial architecture and modern design. This shift is still visible today in the details that set it apart from older structures in the area.

The building stands in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, and was renovated in 1999 at a cost of $6.1 million, producing 34 residential lofts and 2,787 square metres of commercial space. Visitors reach it on foot while touring the surrounding downtown blocks; the exterior is the part to look at.

The building takes its name from its original developer, Thomas Haynes Watts III. A 1999 renovation costing 6.1 million dollars produced 34 residential lofts and 2,787 square metres of commercial space, so the structure now mixes housing and business.