In 1903 a man named Robert Jemison started as well as managed an organization by the name of Jemison Real Estate and Insurance Company. “This company furnished the business and financial management and secured resources for the construction of some of Birmingham’s most representative buildings, including the well-known sixteen story Empire Building.” A majority of the great building improvements were carried on through the Jemison Real Estate and Insurance Company, than any other in Alabama. In 1909 Jemison headed the Empire Improvement Company which developed the Empire Building. William T. Warren and William Leslie Welton were hired as the designer and architect for this early skyscraper. As well as Fredrick Larkin, who served as the contractor for the building. Welton designed the tower as well as each terra cotta block with the help of his assistant/draftsman. “Welton had studied architecture at M.I.T. and in Paris and interned with the New York-based McKim, Meade, and White, one of America’s finest firms.”
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“It is reason to believe that for months afterward they were thrilled every time they passed the Empire Building and to them, individually and collectively, this is one of the most famous structures in Birmingham.” The Empire Building was the tallest building in Alabama from 1909-1912, being replaced by the John Hand Building. The Empire Building along with Brown Marx Tower, the
“It is reason to believe that for months afterward they were thrilled every time they passed the Empire Building and to them, individually and collectively, this is one of the most famous structures in Birmingham.” The Empire Building was the tallest building in Alabama from 1909-1912, being replaced by the John Hand Building. The Empire Building along with Brown Marx Tower, the