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- ↑ Gamble, Robert S. (May 28, 2001). Historic Architecture in Alabama: A Guide to Styles and Types, 1810-1930. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817311346 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 "Birmingham Public Library - Archives: William T. Warren, 1877-1962 Family Papers AR 1006". www.bplonline.org.
- ↑ "Birmingham Business Hall of Fame: Meet an early architect who gave Bham its look". Birmingham Business Journal. August 24, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Wesleyan Hall". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. July 16, 2018.
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