Kelly Brothers and Rowe Building explained

Kelly Brothers and Rowe Building
Location:307 N. Jefferson St., Huntsville, Alabama
Coordinates:34.7333°N -86.5886°W
Architecture:Commercial Brick
Added:September 22, 1980
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:80000716

The Kelly Brothers and Rowe Building is a historic warehouse in Huntsville, Alabama. Built in 1928, the façade is nearly free of ornamentation, except for a raised central parapet, with a plaque reading "Kelly Bros. & Rowe", and soldier course brick outlining the building and openings. Originally, the front featured two large warehouse doors, each with an entry door and a multi-pane window towards the center of the building. The warehouse doors have each been replaced with a twin-pane fixed window and transom, and the multi-pane windows have been replaced with a single pane and transom.[1]

The area of Jefferson Street was known as "Grocery Row", due to the number of grocery, vegetable, and fruit warehouses on the block. The Kelly Brothers and Rowe Building is adjacent to the Lombardo Building and 305 Jefferson Street, which is next to the Halsey Grocery Warehouse and across the street from the W. L. Halsey Warehouse. The buildings lie one block south of the Huntsville Depot.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bayer . Linda . [{{NRHP url|id=80000716}} Kelly Brothers and Rowe Building ]. Historic Resources of Downtown Huntsville . National Park Service . June 6, 2014 . May 31, 1979 . https://www.webcitation.org/6Q8hDPkAU?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/text/80000716.pdf . June 6, 2014 . live . See also: Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80000716|photos=y}} Accompanying photos ]. June 6, 2014 . https://www.webcitation.org/6Q8hE6QgA?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/photos/80000716.pdf . June 6, 2014 . live .
  2. Web site: Timberlake . Steaphanie . [{{NRHP url|id=03001134}} 305 Jefferson ]. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form . National Park Service . June 6, 2014 . June 14, 2002 . https://www.webcitation.org/6Q8h3gVDV?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/text/03001134.pdf . June 6, 2014 . live .