Redmont Garden Apartments

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Redmont Garden Apartments
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Location2829 Thornhill Road, Mountain Brook, Alabama
Coordinates 33°29′43″N86°46′46″W / 33.49528°N 86.77944°W / 33.49528; -86.77944
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1938 (1938)
ArchitectRaymond C. Snow
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 93000761 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1993

The Redmont Garden Apartments is a historic complex of four buildings in Mountain Brook, Alabama. It was built by the B. L. Jackson Company with a mortgage from the New York Life Insurance Company supported by the Federal Housing Administration. [2] Construction began in 1938, and it was completed in 1939. [2]

The buildings were designed by architect Raymond C. Snow in the Colonial Revival style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 5, 1993. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Redmont Garden Apartments". National Park Service . Retrieved July 25, 2018. With accompanying pictures