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Pincus Building
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Location1 South Royal Street
Mobile, Alabama
Coordinates 30°41′32″N88°2′27″W / 30.69222°N 88.04083°W / 30.69222; -88.04083
Built1891
Architect Rudolph Benz
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 76000345 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

The Pincus Building, also known as the Zadek Building, is a historic Queen Anne-style commercial building in Mobile, Alabama, United States. [2] The four-story brick masonry structure was designed by local architect Rudolph Benz and completed in 1891. It first housed the Zadek Jewelry Company. The original design included a round tower with a spire on the outside corner of the building; this was removed by the 1940s. Additionally, the architectural details of the first floor exterior have been simplified. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Pincus Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)