Gadsden Times-News Building - Gadsden, AL
N 34° 00.726 W 086° 00.226
16S E 591988 N 3763944
This Italianate brick commercial structure with a cast-iron storefront on the first floor was constructed in 1904 to house The Gadsden Times-News.
Waymark Code: WMECKY
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2012
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This Italianate brick commercial structure with a cast-iron storefront on the first floor is significant for its 24 year association with Gadsden’s principal newspaper. It was constructed in 1904 to house The Gadsden Times-News, which was established in 1867 under ownership of two Confederate veterans, Leonidas Grant and T. J. Cox. In 1871 it was purchased by William M. Meeks and merged with rival The Gadsden News in 1887. The Meeks family published the paper until 1927 when the business was sold and moved elsewhere.
Info from the adjacent historical marker.
Street address:
Fourth and Chestnut Sts
Gadsden, Al USA
35901
County / Borough / Parish: Etowah County
Year listed: 1983
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Commerce/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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