Van Antwerp Building

Van Antwerp Building
The Van Antwerp Building in 1907
General information
Type	Office
Location	101 Dauphin Street, Mobile, Alabama
Coordinates	30°41′31.9″N 88°2′27.32″W
Completed	1907
Opening	1908
Height
Roof	120 feet (37 m)
Technical details
Floor count	11
Lifts/elevators	1
Design and construction
Architect(s)	George Bigelow Rogers
References
[1][2]

A modern view

The Van Antwerp Building is a high-rise in the U.S. city of Mobile, Alabama. Completed in 1907, the building rises 11 stories and was the first skyscraper in the city. It is regarded as the first reinforced concrete skyscraper in Alabama and the Southeastern United States. In the early 21st century, the 120-foot (37 m) structure is the 8th-tallest building in Mobile.

The building, an example of Beaux-Arts architecture, was designed by architect George Bigelow Rogers for Garet Van Antwerp, a wealthy Mobile druggist. The tower was built to house his pharmacy store, with other offices on the upper floors. It remained in operation on the building's ground floor until the 1960s.^[1]

The Van Antwerp Building was purchased by the Retirement Systems of Alabama in 2013. It was unoccupied except for a first-floor restaurant, and the building was deteriorating and in bad repair. It was completely restored and enlarged from 2014 through 2016, including historical restoration of the terracotta exterior, reinstalling the decorative cornice (removed in the 1950s), new windows, structural repairs, first floor historical renovation, and new MEP systems. The building was brought up to all current building and life safety codes. The Van Antwerp Building is now a fully operational, completely occupied office building in the heart of downtown Mobile.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Mobile

References

1. "Van Antwerp Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
2. "Van Antwerp Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2009-07-14.

Preceded by Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

Tallest Building in Mobile 1907—1929 37m

Succeeded by Regions Bank Building