Van Antwerp Building

Office in Mobile, Alabama

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 / ﻿30.692194°N 88.0409222°W﻿ / 30.692194; -88.0409222
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 RSA (the Retirement Systems of Alabama-Dr.David Bronner-CEO) in 2013. The building was unoccupied except for a 1st floor restaurant and the building was deteriorating and in bad repair. The building was completely restored and enlarged from 2014 thru 2016 including historical restoration of the terracotta exterior, reinstalling the decorative cornice (removed in the 1950s), new windows, structural repairs, first floor historical renovation, new MEP systems and completely bringing the building up to all current building and life safety codes—Goodwyn, Mills, Cawood -(Architect) and Doster Construction Co (Construction Manager). The Van Antwerp Building is now a fully operational, completely occupied office building in the heart of downtown Mobile.

## See also

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* List of tallest buildings in Mobile

## References

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1. ^ a b "Van Antwerp Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved 2009-07-14.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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

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* Regions Bank Building
* Wachovia Building
* Providence Hospital
* Van Antwerp Building
* Battle House Hotel
* Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

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