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.
Belview Heights Neighborhood. . 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.
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.
Erected by Alabama Historical Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture
Location. 33° 29.376′ N, 86° 53.25′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4316 Avenue Q, Birmingham AL 35208, United States of America. Touch for directions.
3. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Station No. 24 Built in 1924
Photographed By Tim Carr, November 9, 2009
4. Benton-Allen House in The Belview Hieghts built in 1927
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 2,340 times since then and 66 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.
