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Rand Building (Huntsville, Alabama)

Coordinates: 34°43′51″N 86°35′7.75″W / 34.73083°N 86.5854861°W / 34.73083; -86.5854861
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Rand Building
The building in July 2010
Rand Building (Huntsville, Alabama) is located in Huntsville, Alabama
Rand Building (Huntsville, Alabama)
Rand Building (Huntsville, Alabama) is located in Alabama
Rand Building (Huntsville, Alabama)
Rand Building (Huntsville, Alabama) is located in the United States
Rand Building (Huntsville, Alabama)
Location113 N. Side Sq., Huntsville, Alabama
Coordinates34°43′51″N 86°35′7.75″W / 34.73083°N 86.5854861°W / 34.73083; -86.5854861
Arealess than one acre
Built1883 (1883)
Architectural styleItalianate, Italianate Revival
MPSDowntown Huntsville MRA
NRHP reference No.80000722[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1980

The Rand Building is a historic commercial building in Huntsville, Alabama. Built in 1883, it and the adjacent building, the Donegan Block, represent a simplified Italianate architecture style common in smaller towns in the late 19th century. It is one of few remaining Italianate buildings which once were prevalent on Courthouse Square. The two-story green-painted brick building has an elaborate bracketed metal cornice with decorative panels between the brackets. The street-level façade has large four-pane fixed windows supported by paneled bulkheads, with a central recessed entry. A second row of smaller windows runs above the first, below a smoothed concrete header panel which along which an awning runs the width of the building. On the second floor, three two-over-two sash windows with segmental arched tops are in a frame recessed one course from the rest of the building.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Bayer, Linda (May 31, 1979). "The North Side Square Italianates". Historic Resources of Downtown Huntsville. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.