Belview Heights in Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Belview Heights Neighborhood

Photographed by Tim Carr, November 9, 2009

1. Belview Heights Neighborhood Marker

Inscription. The Corey Land Company, a group of prominent local businessmen headed by Robert Jemison, Jr., developed Belview Heights as a neighborhood for the professional employees of U.S. Steel in the 1910's. Extending the grid system being used in Ensley over the topography of the 30 square block area, Jemison created a neighborhood of rolling streets and avenues, occasional steeply pitched lots, and captivating views. In 1915, the city of Birmingham set the architectural tone for Belview Heights when it erected a Tudor Revival-fire station at the corner of Avenue Q and 44th Street, the eastern edge of the neighborhood. In the 1920s, the neighborhood saw the biggest boom in residential construction. Scores of Tudor Revival-style dwellings began overshadowing the Bungalow / Craftsman, Minimal Traditional, and Spanish Revival homes built in the area. Even during the depths of the Great Depression, Belview Heights remained a popular residential neighborhood and home construction remained steady until the advent of World War II. The Belview Heights Historic District was entered in the National Register of Historic Places in June 2000.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 2000.

Location. 33° 29.376′ N, 86° 53.25′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is in Belview Heights. It is on Avenue Q, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4316 Avenue Q, Birmingham AL 35208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Miles College Leaders, Students Active During Civil Rights Era

Photographed by Tim Carr, November 9, 2009

2. Belview Heights Neighborhood Marker

(approx. 1.3 miles away); Moving the Mail (approx. 1½ miles away); Rickwood Field (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Rickwood Field (approx. 2 miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 2 miles away); United Confederate Veterans (approx. 2.4 miles away); Birmingham - Southern College (approx. 2.8 miles away); Old Elyton Courthouse Bell (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Tuxedo Junction (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Station No. 24 Built in 1924 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, November 9, 2009

3. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Station No. 24 Built in 1924

Benton-Allen House in The Belview Hieghts built in 1927 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, November 9, 2009

4. Benton-Allen House in The Belview Hieghts built in 1927

Spanish Style Church in the Belview Heights Neighborhood image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, November 9, 2009

5. Spanish Style Church in the Belview Heights Neighborhood

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,859 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 10, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.