John Hand Building, High-rise bank building in Birmingham, Alabama

The John Hand Building is a 20-story high-rise on North 20th Street standing about 287 feet tall. The limestone facade with metal window frames in Classical Revival style has eight commercial floors below and twelve residential levels above, connected to a parking structure by a pedestrian bridge.

It was constructed in 1912 as the headquarters for American Trust and Savings Bank and held the title of Birmingham's tallest building for just one year. The arrival of the City Federal Building in 1913 marked the end of its dominance over the skyline.

The John Hand Building's name honours John Hand, the local businessman behind the American Trust and Savings Bank that commissioned it. Visitors can still read the building's banking past in its lower commercial floors, now occupied by offices and shops rather than tellers, while the twelve upper floors hold apartments.

The John Hand Building stands on North 20th Street in downtown Birmingham, with the lower eight floors open for commercial use and the upper twelve occupied as apartments. A pedestrian bridge links the building to an attached parking structure.

The building is home to the headquarters of technology company Shipt, marking its shift from a traditional banking center to a modern tech workplace. This transformation shows how older structures can adapt to serve contemporary businesses and industries.