Public Safety Building – Montgomery AL

City:
Montgomery, AL

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Auxiliary Civic Facilities

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Completed:
1937

Contractor:
H. H. Houk

Description

The Public Safety Building, originally constructed as the State Highway Building, at 500 Dexter Ave. in Montgomery, Alabama, was “erected with the aid of WPA funds”. The building, designed by Warren, Knight, and Davis of Birmingham, is still in service, housing offices for many agencies of the State of Alabama.

 

Source notes

"The WPA Guide to Alabama: The Camellia State," by the Federal Writers' Project.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 24, 2015.

Location Info

500 Dexter Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36104

Coordinates: 32.377016, -86.301851

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