Tag: Historic Preservation
The Architect of Birmingham’s Design Review Committee Dies at 80
Samuel H. Frazier’s passion for historic preservation and urban renewal shaped the Birmingham landscape.
Monday Morning Watch | Week of April 28, 2025
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Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Receives National Preservation Award
The Sixteen Street Baptist Church was awarded the Trustees’ Emeritus Award for historic site stewardship by the National Trust for Historic Preservation on Monday, the only institution in the country to receive this recognition. Read more.
A.G. Gaston Motel Restoration Receives $1.1 Million Grant
The A.G. Gaston Motel restoration project has received a $1.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to go toward restoration of the interior coffee shop and dining room in the 1968 wing of the historic motel. Read more.
Birmingham Celebrates Historic A.G. Gaston Motel Anniversary
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. often planned strategy for the civil rights movement in room 30 at the A.G. Gaston Motel. For others, it was a place for wedding receptions and fancy dances. As restoration of the famed but deteriorating structure begins, Birmingham celebrated the motel’s anniversary and its founder on Monday. Read more.
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