Kelly Brothers and Rowe Building

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.[2]

Kelly Brothers and Rowe Building
The building in December 2009
Kelly Brothers and Rowe Building is located in Huntsville, Alabama
Kelly Brothers and Rowe Building
Kelly Brothers and Rowe Building is located in Alabama
Kelly Brothers and Rowe Building
Kelly Brothers and Rowe Building is located in the United States
Kelly Brothers and Rowe Building
Location307 N. Jefferson St., Huntsville, Alabama
Coordinates34°44′0″N 86°35′19″W / 34.73333°N 86.58861°W / 34.73333; -86.58861
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 (1928)
Architectural styleCommercial Brick
MPSDowntown Huntsville MRA
NRHP reference No.80000716[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1980

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.[3]

The building 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 6, 2014.
  2. ^ Bayer, Linda (May 31, 1979). "Kelly Brothers and Rowe Building". Historic Resources of Downtown Huntsville. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. ^ Timberlake, Steaphanie (June 14, 2002). "305 Jefferson". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.